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Recent Examples of governable
The goal isn’t decentralization as an aesthetic, but decentralization that stays governable.
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Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Another, governable president would be looking to move that range down for his party by either changing the circumstances or the perception of them to the electorate.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Another, governable president would be looking to move that range down for his party by either changing the circumstances or the perception of them to the electorate.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governable
Adjective
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February 19 – March 20 Clarity today comes from being honest about what feels fair and manageable.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Set one clear boundary today and confirm expectations so your commitments stay strong and manageable.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 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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But that’s thing about whiskey—science and controllable elements are certainly part of the process, but then there’s also the fact that nature just takes its course.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
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Health was the one controllable variable that was unambiguous.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In 1983, Mark Russell, whose satire was a PBS staple, offered relatively tame jabs at Reagan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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With the stock trading around $177, those roughly at-the-money contracts are implying a fifty-fifty chance of expiring profitable by Friday, a fairly tame way to place a bet on a stock that typically trades like a more volatile version of bitcoin.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Colleagues have praised not only his command of physiology but also his ability to make his reasoning legible—to turn clinical uncertainty into something teachable.—
Alexandra Sifferlin,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Accessibility The hotel is fully compliant with ADA standards, and has five accessible Deluxe rooms designed to accommodate guests with limited mobility and disabilities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Managing your blood pressure requires home monitoring, regular doctor's visits, and staying compliant with your medications.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Westinghouse’s creations, named Herbert Televox, Karina Van Televox, Telelux, Rastus, Willie Vocalite, and Elektro, were promoted as docile domestic workers.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Apr. 2026
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But while many of the giant creatures appear docile, tourists and locals could find themselves in an extremely dangerous situation if a wild rhino feels threatened.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 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
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“Governable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governable. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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