actionable
adjective
ac·tion·able
ˈak-sh(ə-)nə-bəl 
1
: subject to or affording ground for an action or suit at law
2
: capable of being acted on
actionable information
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Firing people because of their age is actionable.
We've received actionable information that the men are hiding in these mountains.
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Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
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While adopting a resigned wait-it-out slouch, a running thread at the summit came down to a simple but actionable question: At what point has the United States entered into a constitutional crisis?
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During the presentation, Sarver will explore actionable strategies for reducing screen time, while enhancing mental wellbeing and fostering a healthy relationship with electronic devices.
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Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
While adopting a resigned wait-it-out slouch, a running thread at the summit came down to a simple but actionable question: At what point has the United States entered into a constitutional crisis?
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
During the presentation, Sarver will explore actionable strategies for reducing screen time, while enhancing mental wellbeing and fostering a healthy relationship with electronic devices.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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actionable
adjective
ac·tion·able
ˈak-shə-nə-bəl
: subject to or providing grounds for an action or suit at law
there is good sense in seeking generally to harmonize the standards of what amounts to actionable harassment—Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 755 (1998)
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