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In one of its most important roles, the commission retreats behind closed doors every week to decide whether police shootings and other serious uses of force were appropriate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
It called on the MoD to explain how the current operating restrictions were realistic and appropriate.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Supplementation may be appropriate when levels are low, sun exposure is limited, or someone has osteoporosis, recurrent falls or high fracture risk.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
He believes the appropriate TAM for SpaceX’s connectivity solutions is closer to the $130 billion mark — an entire order of magnitude smaller than SpaceX’s projections.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Small gobbets of meat, such as chicken livers, are particularly appropriate.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Vocabulary lists containing appropriate
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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