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Recent Examples of trainable But with consistent training, that decline is far less pronounced, and in your 40s, aerobic capacity is still highly trainable. —
Jim Diehl Cscs, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026 The brain and the mind are trainable. —Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026 Encourage teams to treat the AI as a trainable colleague who doesn’t complain doing dull and repetitive work, rather than a replacement. —Paul Eremenko, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026 Their top picks include German shepherds, known for their bravery, obedience, and gentle nature; Rottweilers, intelligent and loyal when well-trained and socialized; and Doberman Pinschers, athletic and energetic but very trainable. —Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 Smaller dogs – those under 20 lb (9 kg) – were reported as more fearful, more aggressive, and more attention-seeking, but less trainable than larger dogs. —New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025 Someone who is coachable and trainable. —Rob Lancit, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Already, trainable or premade modules are being used in network design. —Stephan Zhang, IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2022
Jim Diehl Cscs, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026 The brain and the mind are trainable. —Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026 Encourage teams to treat the AI as a trainable colleague who doesn’t complain doing dull and repetitive work, rather than a replacement. —Paul Eremenko, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026 Their top picks include German shepherds, known for their bravery, obedience, and gentle nature; Rottweilers, intelligent and loyal when well-trained and socialized; and Doberman Pinschers, athletic and energetic but very trainable. —Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 Smaller dogs – those under 20 lb (9 kg) – were reported as more fearful, more aggressive, and more attention-seeking, but less trainable than larger dogs. —New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025 Someone who is coachable and trainable. —Rob Lancit, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Already, trainable or premade modules are being used in network design. —Stephan Zhang, IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2022
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Colleagues have praised not only his command of physiology but also his ability to make his reasoning legible—to turn clinical uncertainty into something teachable.— Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
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If, instead, rationality is viewed as adaptive and teachable, policy should focus on strengthening people’s capacity to learn, adapt and decide for themselves.— Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
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At the top will be the most computationally intensive methods—prohibitively expensive on classical computers but tractable on quantum computers.— Chi Chen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
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Thanks to housing crises in big cities, many aspiring writers can’t afford rooms of their own, and contractions in the media industry have made writing as a profession less tractable.— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
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But that’s thing about whiskey—science and controllable elements are certainly part of the process, but then there’s also the fact that nature just takes its course.— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
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Health was the one controllable variable that was unambiguous.— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
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Sanjar and other biologists don gloves and gingerly place a somewhat docile possum in a harness normally used by dog groomers when trimming nails.— Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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Leave some patches of empty ground for docile, ground-dwelling bees that are important pollinators.— Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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But Bubic settled in and kept the deficit manageable while relying on his offense to chip away at the plate.— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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Romvari is just getting started in her career, while still determined to keep her expectations manageable — her gaze fixated squarely on creating and improving.— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
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The original Universal Monster movies are also quite tame by today’s standards, meaning that most of us have spent our lives seeing these monsters as family-friendly Halloween characters, not something to truly fear.— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
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Raw garlic scapes are tamer than raw garlic cloves yet offer plenty of fresh, oniony, herbaceous flavor.— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
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New and current producers can also find resources on the DCC website, which helps navigate applying for a license, remaining compliant, understanding cannabis labor laws and more.— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Closures may impact some handicapped parking spaces, but staff will designate an equal number of temporary ADA-compliant spaces for use, officials said.— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Trainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/trainable. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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