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acceptable

[ak-sep-tuh-buhl] / ækˈsɛp tə bəl /


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Many Jews see the Ra’am party, which bills itself as pragmatic and willing to set aside topics like Palestinian statehood for bread-and-butter politics, as more acceptable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The fundamental framework of the proposal for the new engine's architecture is said to be basically acceptable to all the manufacturers.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Answering “Why not all three?” is absolutely acceptable.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

And far-right Senator Pauline Hanson said "violence against any elected representative, whoever they are and whatever they stand for, is never acceptable in Australia".

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

But just because the prison label has become normal does not mean that it is generally viewed as acceptable.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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