teachable

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Recent Examples of teachable That makes performance testable and the discipline teachable, both of which are the hallmarks of genuine management science. Pawan Anand, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 Is a love of art and a willingness to give your life over to art teachable? Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025 But this robot is powered by a teachable AI neural network. Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025 The idea that leadership can be taught lies in the understanding that leadership style components can be broken down into teachable parts and refined through practice. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teachable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teachable
Adjective
  • Certain feline breeds, including Siamese, Burmese, Bengal, and Devon Rex cats like Leo, are particularly known for their playful, intelligent, and highly trainable personalities.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Quantum coherence may offer a measurable, trainable indicator that transcends productivity dashboards and employee-sentiment polls.
    Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Until recently, their goal has been to attack the more tractable pure delivery market with a custom delivery robot about half the size of traditional cars.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
  • These prove out Fielder’s intuition that aviation safety depends on candid cockpit conversation, a particularly high-stakes—and, crucially, perhaps tractable—example of Fielder’s over-all preoccupation with the fear and anxiety that inhibits genuine communication.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • By applying Stoic principles, individuals can filter out the noise, focus on the controllable, and approach financial decisions with clarity rather than fear.
    Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Virtually the entire bullpen will need to be rebuilt in the wake of general manager Mike Elias trading two controllable relievers, Andrew Kittredge and Bryan Baker, and losing closer Félix Bautista to rotator cuff surgery.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The article deadline that felt manageable yesterday now loomed.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The goal is to exercise in ways that feel challenging but manageable, not to push through red flags.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The pawrent, who uses the social media tag @dollythesassysausage, shared the unconventional tactic of tying the lead of their sausage dog, Dolly, to their sibling's dog—an obedient cocker spaniel called Cooper.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The Golem was a powerful, obedient protector, performing tasks and defending the ghetto.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In the wild, rapid growth, a docile temperament and fast egg-laying are not traits that would serve chickens well in the slightest.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bullmastiffs are docile at home and fearless at work.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Managers are no longer as cautious, players are no longer as submissive, supporters are no longer as in awe.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Wilson also gets called a ‘simp,’ which is slang for a man who is viewed as foolish for being submissive or overly catering to his woman.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • There may be specific situations where the needs to keep providing services are so acute that Republicans Joel Anderson and/or Jim Desmond will be amenable.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • If the 24-year-old is enjoying a strong, healthy campaign, rival clubs may be more amenable to picking up his salary.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

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