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capable of being moved especially with ease
a portable stereo system
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This is also widely portable across systems and thus meets the goal of replicability in addition to explicability.
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Mike Flaxman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
So, officials stock a variety of portable ramps, cones and other equipment to ensure voting locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
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This portable bonfire provides a cozy place to gather at my home in the Catskills and on car camping trips.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Guevara also said a portable toilet at the same site had been torched.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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Mike Flaxman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
So, officials stock a variety of portable ramps, cones and other equipment to ensure voting locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
Solo Stove Cast Iron Griddle Cooking Bundle $410 at Amazon
This portable bonfire provides a cozy place to gather at my home in the Catskills and on car camping trips.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Guevara also said a portable toilet at the same site had been torched.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Portable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portable. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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