portable
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Other items in the auction were Gandhi's notes on God and the Hindu holy book Bhagavad Gita, his portable spinning wheel and two letters about the spiritual discipline of spinning.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
After nabbing a plush hot dog and a red-and-white rabbit, Yokerathinam flashed his prizes into his phone’s camera, illuminated by the portable light he’d attached to a neighboring machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Harp has been dubbed the "human printer" -- thanks to her role carrying a portable machine to print out documents that Trump asks for.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Fortunately, a second portable toilet area deeper inside the venue had working sinks and held up well throughout the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Beowulf had knitted a carrying case with a strap, perfect for those times when one gets the urge to paint en plein air and needs to carry one’s portable easel, paints, and brushes outdoors.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Built into a refurbished shipping container, it’s filled with everything from tiny Walkman-style portables to colorful, number-flip clock radios and, naturally, boomboxes of all sizes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
“We had portables, we had really crowded classes, at one point a classroom was on a stage.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Aya Neo is a relatively young company that formed in 2020, but it’s already put out a few well-regarded portables, and the Next is its first big redesign.
From The Verge ● Mar. 18, 2022
“School! Cahokia funded some portables in the old schoolyard. It’s only two days a week so far, the rest is online.”
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2020
Even though the buildings are called portables, I don’t think they ever get moved once they’re set down.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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