controllable
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But as Mezin gets older, the idea of controllable waves—without fighting other surfers or the weather—has become more attractive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
"That arrangement allows altermagnets to combine the rapid switching behavior of antiferromagnets with some of the more easily controllable electronic properties of ferromagnets," Marino says.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Sharifi said it is important to “compartmentalize the problem” and focus only on what is controllable.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
It’s “a meme-coded way of turning life into an optimization system because routines are controllable, measurable, and highly shareable,” the brand executive and cultural strategist writes on her Substack, “Culture Codes.”
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
In 1860, severe epileptic seizures are not controllable.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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