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respectable

[ri-spek-tuh-buhl] / rɪˈspɛk tə bəl /




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Nvidia has bought back $85 billion in shares in the past two years, and this past month it increased its quarterly dividend from one penny to an almost respectable 25 cents.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Andretti was pioneer of The Double in 1994, finishing a respectable 10th before flying to Charlotte with a nurse and registered dietitian to ensure he stayed hydrated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

But while he finished a respectable fourth, he needed hospital treatment after fracturing a leg he had previously broken.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It blitzes together a very respectable chickpea salad in minutes.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

So the word ‘fact’ in its modern sense becomes respectable in English only after 1661, while in French it was at first a word particularly associated with Jansenism.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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