decent
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Her stats are decent, but her attitude stinks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Dangerous talk, of course, but they're in decent fettle one week out from the biggest game of their international lives.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
“It makes me sick. I want to vomit. If they want to help me, then help me get off welfare by paying a decent wage.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal predict a decent but not great 80,000 increase in jobs in May.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
“It would take a miracle to find decent caviar in this primitive land,” he remarked on his way out, “but a plate of smoked herring would do nicely in a pinch.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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