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suitable

[soo-tuh-buhl] / ˈsu tə bəl /


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Women’s expanded education and opportunity spread that window across three decades, which raises the odds of running out the biological clock while still looking for a suitable mate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It said this was because it was not currently known if screening tests were accurate and if a suitable test cut-off level had been set.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

As adults, they use both flight and vision to search for a suitable host, most often deer, though they sometimes target humans and other mammals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The Housing Bureau said over 100 households had already moved out of Lau's building, and that it was helping the 40 that are left to find suitable accommodation.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

As he described it, his ink “would elude the generally known means of detection, and yet could be rendered visible by a suitable counterpart.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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