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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The couple have called for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services, saying: "We hope the Ockenden review leads to clear actionable change, both in Nottingham and nationally."
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
"Too much of today's fishing remains invisible to those tasked with managing our ocean," said Long, vowing the map would "transform scattered, fragmented data into actionable insights for policymakers".
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
So, Henry became familiar with local zoning and planning and that intimate knowledge allowed her to propose actionable changes like data center bans.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
Whatever that number is, it’s based on too many assumptions to be actionable, Panko said.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Whether hereditary units were divisible or indivisible did not particularly bother him; what concerned him was whether heredity was actionable or inactionable: whether human inheritance could be manipulated for human benefit.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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