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 move came after an investigation failed to generate actionable leads, Nolet said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Farmers have mostly had to do their own work turning data from Deere’s operations center into actionable information for harvesting, fertilizing or equipment use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"This gives us insight into the interface between the virus and the human cell and may, through structural modeling, help identify actionable targets for future pharmaceutical interventions."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
You can sign up here to have Need to Know waiting in your inbox each morning, with commentary and actionable ideas from professional money managers and traders.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 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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