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Recent Examples of controllable
Rather than reacting emotionally to short‑term market noise or news cycles, focusing on controllable elements helps retirees stick to their long‑term plans and avoid costly mistakes driven by fear or impulse.
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Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Peralta fits that description perfectly, and while the price for starting pitching is exceptionally high right now, the Bombers have a handful of chips to trade with the Brewers looking for young, controllable pitching.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Early and Tolle, in particular, have been drawing significant trade interest around the league as young, controllable starters.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Built for demanding factory environments Atlas is a fully electric humanoid robot with 56 degrees of freedom, meaning 56 independently controllable joints that allow fluid, human-like motion.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
When the Pirates have acquired players during general manager Ben Cherington's tenure, a significant chunk of them have controllable years left.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Warren would give the Brewers a young, controllable pitcher who has had some struggles.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The compensation kicks in for significant delays within the airline's control and generally mirrors offerings for controllable cancellations.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Two years ago, engineers at Koç University in Turkey designed a battery free, smartphone controllable sensor device that can be applied directly to the surface of protein-rich meats like beef to remotely monitor their spoilage rates.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Peralta fits that description perfectly, and while the price for starting pitching is exceptionally high right now, the Bombers have a handful of chips to trade with the Brewers looking for young, controllable pitching.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Early and Tolle, in particular, have been drawing significant trade interest around the league as young, controllable starters.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Built for demanding factory environments Atlas is a fully electric humanoid robot with 56 degrees of freedom, meaning 56 independently controllable joints that allow fluid, human-like motion.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
When the Pirates have acquired players during general manager Ben Cherington's tenure, a significant chunk of them have controllable years left.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Warren would give the Brewers a young, controllable pitcher who has had some struggles.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The compensation kicks in for significant delays within the airline's control and generally mirrors offerings for controllable cancellations.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Two years ago, engineers at Koç University in Turkey designed a battery free, smartphone controllable sensor device that can be applied directly to the surface of protein-rich meats like beef to remotely monitor their spoilage rates.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllable
Adjective
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Choose one small next step that feels manageable.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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There should be more breathing room under the second apron, but the Timberwolves are still likely a luxury-tax team, albeit one with a far more manageable bill than in some recent seasons.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Carruthers was by far the more amiable of the two, striving to seem tractable and reasonable while nevertheless lying flamboyantly.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The research team developed a route-planning system for Astrobee, the ISS’s robotic assistant, that leverages sequential convex programming—a method that decomposes complex trajectory planning into smaller, tractable steps while guaranteeing safety and feasibility.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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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You are invited to stay teachable, lead with intellect and discernment, and use your innate spiritual technology that lives within you to reinvent ways of living that are efficient and needed.—
Tatianna Tarot,
Refinery29,
2 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Their top picks include German shepherds, known for their bravery, obedience, and gentle nature; Rottweilers, intelligent and loyal when well-trained and socialized; and Doberman Pinschers, athletic and energetic but very trainable.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There was nothing tame about the dog of the heavens as conceived by the ancients.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Liverpool’s midfielders then close off the space and Saka cuts in to have a tame shot at goal.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In telling after telling, Dorothy is presented as the docile marionette of whatever man’s pulling her strings at the moment.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Casually dressed couples explore the labyrinthine citrus groves, but the rhythm here seems deliciously docile—guests go from hammam to Aperol, afternoon snooze to dinner.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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OpenAI has simultaneously launched OpenAI for Healthcare, a HIPAA-compliant enterprise suite that includes ChatGPT for Healthcare and is already being adopted at major health systems such as Boston Children’s Hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCSF Health and others.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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About 94% of the population, or the passengers that transit through a TSA checkpoint today, have a REAL ID compliant driver’s license or an acceptable form of ID, like a passport.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The generals reduced even their limited need for an obedient prime minister.—
Mohammed Hanif,
Time,
1 Dec. 2025
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Since Francoism promoted an image of women as obedient wives and self-sacrificing mothers devoted to the Catholic family model, Republican women were demonized as immoral, dangerous and unworthy of motherhood.—
Zaya Rustamova,
The Conversation,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Controllable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllable. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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