obtainable

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Recent Examples of obtainable And by the time a crisis occurs, that permission may no longer be obtainable. John Samuels, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Marklund found that people with the highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids—obtainable from fatty fish—in their blood had the lowest risk of dying prematurely from all causes. Matt Fuchs, Time, 26 June 2026 Getting out of group play would be a massive — and obtainable — achievement. Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 Metrics such as total addressable market (TAM), serviceable addressable market (SAM), and serviceable obtainable market (SOM) attempt to estimate how large a company’s future opportunity could become if its business model succeeds. Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May 2026 The court should grant enough time to do that analysis — and everyone involved should hope that the Texas lab does not determine that the Deerfield Beach lab mishandled the sample to the point where no results are obtainable. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026 The Supreme Court should grant enough time to do that analysis — and everyone involved in this case had better pray that the Texas lab doesn’t determine that the Deerfield Beach lab mishandled the sample to the point where no results are obtainable. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026 Were the files easily obtainable? Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026 Below are some of the more easily obtainable inserts and test issues, listed in chronological order of release. Michael Salfino, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtainable
Adjective
  • If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • However, once gasoline became available, some neighbors began running generators 24 hours a day.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 July 2026
Adjective
  • California will share its own records through the program, including state ID holders’ names, social security numbers and dates of birth would be accessible to DMVs across the country.
    Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
  • Petersburg, where the challenger has lived for decades, is an island community of about 3,000 people in southeast Alaska that is accessible only by air or water.
    Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 13 July 2026

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“Obtainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtainable. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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