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portable

[pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr- /


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Bristol-based start-up NPK Recovery collects urine from portable toilets during festivals and events, transforming it into fertiliser to help grass grow back on the fields afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He maintains, for instance, that Hinduism never spread as Buddhism or Christianity did primarily because it lacked portable written texts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Like Joseph, who let me borrow his portable air conditioner — and even installed it — when a heat wave hit Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The backup power provider missed earnings expectations for the fourth quarter due to a lack of power outages and lower shipments of home and portable generators.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Then he spotted the portable radio my father had brought me the night before.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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