be appropriate

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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

Defence agent Sarah Loosemore said Robert Busby Evans had decided "it would be appropriate for these matters to be dealt with under the Canadian justice system".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The Federal Reserve released minutes from its policymaking arm’s April meeting, which showed that most officials said that interest-rate hikes would likely be appropriate if inflation keeps running above the central bank’s target of 2%.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Looking ahead, the board “estimates that it will be appropriate to maintain the reference rate at its current level.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

They bonded over common ancestry, and one day Zeitoun asked Ahmaad if he knew any single women who might be appropriate for him.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers