acceptable
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As indeed it is, with one crisis after another implausibly resolved but acceptable in context.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
It says schools should set out clear expectations of behaviour which is acceptable and unacceptable and how they will respond - including the use of consequences.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Markets are powerful when the good is clear, the price is observable, and the transaction is socially acceptable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But what officials count as an acceptable Tajik name is vague.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
It's hard to love a place that's outlawed smoking but finds it perfectly acceptable to serve raw fish in a bath of chocolate.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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