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viable

[vahy-uh-buhl] / ˈvaɪ ə bəl /


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A viable device was found in the Feystown Road area of Glenarm on Monday.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Instead, the Tegna unit must continue to operate independently as “an ongoing, economically viable, and active competitor,” the judge wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Immediate deductions remove the tax penalty on investment, lowering the cost of capital and making more projects economically viable.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Edison’s contribution was an innovation that made electric light much more practical and commercially viable, but it was also part of a larger process of collective scientific research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Though she now occupied the side of the bed left vacant by her former mistress, the dog knew she could never pass as a viable replacement.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris