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Recent Examples of controllable
This demonstrates that the system is not just a one-time effect but a controllable mechanical response.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
In September, EssilorLuxottica and Meta introduced a new Ray-Ban iteration, controllable through hand gestures and neural technology.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
The marketing funnel made markets — and consumers — feel controllable.
—Christopher Vollmer, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Less than 24 hours after reshaping part of their roster, Brooklyn made another set of moves ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, continuing an active stretch that’s leaned heavily into flexibility, future assets and controllable young wings.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Moving From the Lab to the Real World In experiments, the antenna achieved radiation efficiencies between 90 and 100 percent—meaning that nearly all terahertz signals flowing through the chip leaked out in a precisely controllable pattern.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
The Cardinals focused on obtaining young, controllable pitching prospects back in all of their trades, with lefty Brandon Clarke from the Gray deal having the highest upside.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Packaging, especially cardboard boxes, is yet another culprit, but a bit more controllable.
—Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
This is a challenge for teams like the Bulls, who can’t gear down to a more controllable speed without losing the best aspects of their offense.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
In September, EssilorLuxottica and Meta introduced a new Ray-Ban iteration, controllable through hand gestures and neural technology.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
The marketing funnel made markets — and consumers — feel controllable.
—Christopher Vollmer, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Less than 24 hours after reshaping part of their roster, Brooklyn made another set of moves ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, continuing an active stretch that’s leaned heavily into flexibility, future assets and controllable young wings.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Moving From the Lab to the Real World In experiments, the antenna achieved radiation efficiencies between 90 and 100 percent—meaning that nearly all terahertz signals flowing through the chip leaked out in a precisely controllable pattern.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
The Cardinals focused on obtaining young, controllable pitching prospects back in all of their trades, with lefty Brandon Clarke from the Gray deal having the highest upside.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Packaging, especially cardboard boxes, is yet another culprit, but a bit more controllable.
—Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
This is a challenge for teams like the Bulls, who can’t gear down to a more controllable speed without losing the best aspects of their offense.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllable
Adjective
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The climate challenge is more nuanced and manageable than the agency once assumed.—
Steven Koonin,
Washington Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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That’s why some rocket builders opt to use hydrogen for the upper stages of launch vehicles, but make use of a more manageable fuel for a rocket’s first stage, which houses all the engines that give the initial burst of power off the launchpad.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Anybody can ask a new question, but to ask which questions at this point in time have both impact and are tractable is actually really hard.—
Jonathan Wosen,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Be teachable and engage in open-minded conversations.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Even widely praised qualities such as empathy or teamwork are often less about teachable techniques than about dispositional tendencies toward agreeableness and social attunement, which happen to pay off in contexts that demand collaboration and care.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The brain and the mind are trainable.—
Amanda Schupak,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Encourage teams to treat the AI as a trainable colleague who doesn’t complain doing dull and repetitive work, rather than a replacement.—
Paul Eremenko,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Translate seemed too tame a word.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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The once-fairly tame space instantly transformed into a full-fledged dance club as a crowd gathered the moment Williams and Tung stepped into the center.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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New groups have sprouted, and protests have penetrated formerly docile suburbs.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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After implanting him with the device, a now docile Hank reveals that he's already released implanted people into the Wasteland — and that they've been given instructions.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Many public spaces within the Mountain House have ADA-compliant routes to enter, exit, and move around the house freely.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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There are about 55 Jones Act-compliant oil tankers worldwide, compared with more than 7,000 oil tankers globally.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The audience would do well to stay attuned to this goal — and how obedient Nat is willing to be.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Intelligence Age doesn’t require obedient workers.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Controllable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllable. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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