decent
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They are decent people who have been led astray.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Unfortunately, what would have been a decent score was all undone by not one but two penalties for being out of position on the grid and costing Cadillac their first point.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Her stats are decent, but her attitude stinks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
“I’m hoping that you would, especially since you’re a decent man, Dale, that you would prevail upon whoever is conspiring to resurrect the Confederacy to remove this thing,” the 86-year-old Fraser said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
We’re side by side again, and I still have a decent amount of energy, so I pick up my pace a little, and he keeps up.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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