be acceptable

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Leo, who has never said it would be acceptable for Iran to have a nuclear program, has repeatedly called for a world free of all nuclear weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Moving it forward, the race is still likely to be wet, but the hope is the conditions will be acceptable for running the cars.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

As this barbershop bystander made clear, for the first time, only a prediction of another championship would be acceptable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

While Fairweather thinks that legal guardianships and conservatorships can be necessary, she emphasized that they would only be acceptable in “extremely severe cases with really good oversight.”

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Would he have his free filed down and replaced by a pretty mask, his brain turned into whatever mush the authorities decided would be acceptable for a former renegade raised in the wild?

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld