acceptable
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At my first job, long before remote work was acceptable, one of my co-workers would take paid time off once a quarter to do “life admin.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
"The only acceptable outcome is victory. Is a brand of football enough? We can never be content with what we are doing," he added.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, today’s wellness culture has made moderation more socially acceptable.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
According to the researchers, this makes open-label placebos a promising and ethically acceptable strategy for supporting healthy aging.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
The more common pronunciation is VEE-gun, though VEDJ-un is also acceptable.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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