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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The investment demonstrates the demand for software that uses AI to provide specific and actionable information for the energy industry.
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Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The right data can help illuminate patterns and offer actionable insights to improve your sleep quality.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024
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.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
The investment demonstrates the demand for software that uses AI to provide specific and actionable information for the energy industry.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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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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