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contactable

British

/ kɒnˈtæktəbəl /

adjective

able to be communicated with

the manager is not contactable at the moment

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Cleare says workplaces can help by making examples of fathers taking paternity leave, not just offering it, and by setting expectations around when employees are contactable, and supporting career conversations for women.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Unlike other relatives of the missing, Prajval does not plan to travel to the region at this stage, preferring to "stay contactable".

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

She said she understood that some parents wanted children to have a phone, so they were contactable, but she recommended getting them a "brick phone".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2025

No further information about the site or the finder was available and Mr Becker was not contactable by telephone.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024

Ms Alegre adds that she uses the Freedom app, as opposed to simply turning off her handset, "when I need to be contactable on the phone, but I really don't want to be distracted".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2023

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