apt
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But if you’re older and your baseline anxiety and stress level is already high, you’re more apt to react emotionally to fraudsters’ ploys.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In that sense, a generally affable comedian like Jo Koy seemed like an apt choice to host the Golden Globes in 2024.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
This is an apt description of Muratov’s writing style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Instead, she invested the money in a black neighbourhood in Nashville, Tennessee, saying she thought it was an apt way to honour Houston's legacy.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He seemed like a person for whom the word “jolly” would always be apt.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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