acceptable
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Maybe, but not at a cost most Americans would deem acceptable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Serious negotiations, they were said to believe, could produce a deal acceptable to the United States and the region.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Only the River Stour in Suffolk and the River Thames in Oxfordshire had acceptable levels, while water quality at the 12 others was rated "poor" and people advised not to swim.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
These standards reflect a societal judgment about how much uncertainty is acceptable before exercising legal authority.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
“It’s perfectly acceptable to move into unoccupied land,” Stiffarm told me.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing acceptable
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