acceptable
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He warned that slaughtering elephants for celebratory feasting could encourage poaching by creating the impression that killing elephants is acceptable when sanctioned by government.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
If any of the representatives have concerns, maybe then they’ll get to ask West how this could be acceptable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
“At the same time, consolidation in the sector is allowing all three players to produce acceptable returns without going gangbusters,” McHugh wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
While this sort of good-enough packaging might have been acceptable in the first years of EV development, it is now clearly a telltale of compromise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Scythe Curie was silent for a moment, then said, “Not an acceptable answer!”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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