actionable
Americanadjective
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furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
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liable to a lawsuit.
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ready to go or be put into action; ready for use.
to retrieve actionable copy from a computer.
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Test results from federally certified labs must be accurate but not necessarily clinically meaningful or actionable.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
LiveRamp enables companies in different industries to scan data across different sources and turn them into actionable data assets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Whatever that number is, it’s based on too many assumptions to be actionable, Panko said.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Now is the time for candidates seeking election to pledge to enter office with an actionable plan to rapidly and immediately rebuild USAID.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
He’s safe inside statistics and diagnoses and actionable next steps.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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