respectable
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Four years later, Perot garnered a respectable 8.4%, and his Reform Party lasted until 2000, when Donald Trump made a brief attempt at a run under its banner.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
"There are respectable positions and points of agreement" within Venezuela's opposition bloc, Figuera told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Better that everyone thought coach Mike Brown was a respectable, friendly boss and not a shrewd tactician who lengthened New York’s bench to give his starters a breath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
It also praised the "plucky" display by the US, "who people thought had come to Rome as whipping boys but in fact have gone off the pitch with a very respectable score".
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
That horrid thing has the wolves and the rats and his own kind to help him, so I suppose he isn’t above trying to use a respectable lunatic.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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