solvable
adjective
solv·able
ˈsäl-və-bəl 
ˈsȯl-
: capable of being solved, resolved, or explained
a solvable problem/issue
She found the puzzles challenging but solvable.
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I'm sure that the mystery of what happened to the missing pizza is solvable.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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These are solvable issues, ones that come from the inside.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Their worry is that investors are treating this economic moment — physical supply disruptions, geopolitical fracturing, tariff whiplash — like the liquidity crises of the past, which were solvable with government cash.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
These are solvable issues, ones that come from the inside.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Oh, would that every relationship conflict was as solvable as this.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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solvable
adjective
solv·able
ˈsäl-və-bəl
ˈsȯl-
: capable of being solved
a solvable problem
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