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suitable

[soo-tuh-buhl] / ˈsu tə bəl /


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It will be released into the nearest suitable habitat in the Angeles National Forest, the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

But it's not just wheat flour, or barley that can fuel fermentation, all sorts of substances are suitable - in biology those fermentation hosts are known as substrates.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Mr. Bolton will instead ask the court for probation, which is far more suitable for the single offense, but a judge will decide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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 college boys that Mrs. Van Hopper would have me know, and the young bank clerks, suitable to my station.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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