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also liveable
as in inhabitable
suitable for living in
after we added some furniture and painted the walls, the apartment was livable
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The Wow Factor There are so many tiny touches that make this a perfectly livable home.
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Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Because of their thoughtful generosity and mindful giving, our nonprofit has made great strides toward making South Florida the most livable and thriving place in the country for the LGBTQ community.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Isaac French To make the train car livable, French and his family converted the passenger room into a sitting area, added a kitchenette, and a gas potbelly stove.
—Celia Fernandez,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Latinos struggle to obtain science and technology degrees from our public universities even though high tech is the homegrown industry providing most of the state’s livable wages.
—Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Because of their thoughtful generosity and mindful giving, our nonprofit has made great strides toward making South Florida the most livable and thriving place in the country for the LGBTQ community.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Isaac French To make the train car livable, French and his family converted the passenger room into a sitting area, added a kitchenette, and a gas potbelly stove.
—Celia Fernandez,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Latinos struggle to obtain science and technology degrees from our public universities even though high tech is the homegrown industry providing most of the state’s livable wages.
—Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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