decent
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“Snow” is a middling pop number dressed up with a trebly pulsating synth, while “Bass Persuades Remixx” is a decent rework of the opening track, adding some sawtooth synths and switching up the percussion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The piece received a decent number of readers, and a couple of radio shows reached out to have me on to talk about Trump and his supporters who believe in medbeds.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Which to be fair, is exactly what any decent politician would say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Energy companies can make decent returns on capital with oil at $75, according to Thummel, and this helps explain insider buying.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
“You spent a million on this? While your family doesn’t have a house or a decent car.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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