decent
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Seattle and D.C. have vast differences, but possess a few common ingredients that seem to have spurred their growing population of children: high-paying jobs and decent local schools, report Rachel Louise Ensign and Paul Overberg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But there’s also a decent chance the storm system will head north and make its way over Southern California, bringing with it the risk of flooding, said UC climate scientist Daniel Swain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
He said he wanted to create an ILO "true to its mission: to promote social justice through rights, decent work, social protection and tripartite dialogue".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I hope that people say I was a good and decent man,” Cook said on CBS earlier this month, as he toured a newly opened Houston manufacturing facility.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
I planned to ask him for his thoughts about the case, after a decent interval.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing decent
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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