portable
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The ’80s-inspired living room is filled with vintage technology, including chunky phones, old keyboards and portable TVs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
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
But, in the age of drones and portable antiship missiles, reopening the Strait to international traffic by force would be extremely difficult in the immediate future—even for the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
If you really want to level up your potluck game, take a cue from tailgate culture: a small portable crockpot is a marvel.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
The two of them were eating fried chicken, the sort you buy from under heat lamps in convenience stores, and watching “Sally Jessy Raphael” on a portable black-and-white TV.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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