teachable

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More than that, I believe it’s a teachable skill — one built on generations of ingenuity, adaptation and care.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Still, this is a teachable moment — a warning for both of you to keep on top of your credit-card statements.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

That line stayed with me when I spoke to Gregory Rogers, a criminal-justice lecturer and former FBI agent who’s been trying to turn the assassination into a teachable moment.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

Current events ought to be teachable moments, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

“Men of business fought against the use of mindspeech when it first was found to be a teachable skill; they outlawed it for decades.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin