acceptable
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About one in four professionals believe using LinkedIn as a dating tool can be acceptable, according to a survey by Zety, a resume-template platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
A good number of those who risked death to reach Ceuta "are in relatively acceptable socio-economic situations", he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
A dissenting judge said the ballroom project is likely acceptable under a federal statute that authorizes the president to take certain steps for the “improvement” of the executive residence at the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Just 52% of Americans say the death penalty is morally acceptable, the lowest number since the 1970s, a Gallup poll shows.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Mandela’s mother, Beatrice, wouldn’t allow him to grow his hair long; that wasn’t acceptable for young men in Africa, and she didn’t care what the American boys did.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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