acceptable

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A couple of years ago Pierluigi Collina, Fifa's head of referees, was talking about added time and when it might be acceptable to cut it short.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But acceptable forms of ID include a drug prescription, a gym card and even a sample ballot sent to the registrant’s home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“Even if that sounds unusual to the crisis center worker, it is still a valid and acceptable answer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain player's defense counsel submitted a technical report stating that water quality in the region on the date of the alleged spill was within acceptable limits.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

They say "asseptable” for acceptable, “asses- sories" for accessories, "essentric” for eccentric, "estatic” for ecstatic, and “estraordinary” for extraordinary.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner