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Recent Examples of controllable
Cut Spending to Protect Your Portfolio When markets plunge, one of the most immediate and controllable levers is spending.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
That generation’s Turbo, however, was a clear step towards where the car was going, thanks to its addition of standard all-wheel-drive—a change that moved the Turbo from the snap-oversteer-prone monster in previous generations to a controllable, all-weather supercar-slayer.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
The team also revealed that the resulting dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) fibers exhibit intrinsic softness, with an overall Young’s modulus of 37 MPa, enabling electrically controllable actuation modes with high freedom in bending, compression, and three-dimensional(3D) swirling motions.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
In reality, the reasons are usually much simpler and far more controllable.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
But each of these advancements are controllable.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
One of the few genuinely controllable aspects of life, Farah pointed out, is your emotional response.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Airlines will also cover meals for controllable delays at least three hours long.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The most recent version [bottom] integrates hollow microinjector needles, allowing more precise and controllable drug delivery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
That generation’s Turbo, however, was a clear step towards where the car was going, thanks to its addition of standard all-wheel-drive—a change that moved the Turbo from the snap-oversteer-prone monster in previous generations to a controllable, all-weather supercar-slayer.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
The team also revealed that the resulting dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) fibers exhibit intrinsic softness, with an overall Young’s modulus of 37 MPa, enabling electrically controllable actuation modes with high freedom in bending, compression, and three-dimensional(3D) swirling motions.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
In reality, the reasons are usually much simpler and far more controllable.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
But each of these advancements are controllable.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
One of the few genuinely controllable aspects of life, Farah pointed out, is your emotional response.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Airlines will also cover meals for controllable delays at least three hours long.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The most recent version [bottom] integrates hollow microinjector needles, allowing more precise and controllable drug delivery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllable
Adjective
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At the grocery store, walk down the aisles without leaning on the cart and carry your bags out of the store (instead of using a cart), if that’s manageable for you.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
1 Apr. 2026
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This can make your monthly obligations more manageable and reduce the likelihood of legal action.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At the top will be the most computationally intensive methods—prohibitively expensive on classical computers but tractable on quantum computers.—
Chi Chen,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Mar. 2026
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Thanks to housing crises in big cities, many aspiring writers can’t afford rooms of their own, and contractions in the media industry have made writing as a profession less tractable.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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If, instead, rationality is viewed as adaptive and teachable, policy should focus on strengthening people’s capacity to learn, adapt and decide for themselves.—
Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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That is why this moment should be treated as a teachable one.—
Karl W. Bickel,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But with consistent training, that decline is far less pronounced, and in your 40s, aerobic capacity is still highly trainable.—
Jim Diehl CSCS,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
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The brain and the mind are trainable.—
Amanda Schupak,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Despite the issues with the production, namely the too-tame suspense at times, this is a sharp cast of veterans.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Air Pro 4+ have a tamer default EQ, match Anker’s buds for battery life and waterproofing, and cost less.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And the receiver comes off as agreeable off the field — without being docile.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from the water, and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda, said researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There are nine dedicated ADA-compliant rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the design proposal, developers listed one of the 11 units as being compliant with Evanston’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance and sold at an affordable price.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Her son, Navaraj, is obedient and dutiful.—
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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Tariffs could be 'hard sell' in election year How obedient will the congressional GOP be to Trump in an election year?—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Controllable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllable. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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