decent
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"You could get a decent role, earn money and not do the usual duties," he recalled his superiors saying.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Christopher Currie from Ayr told BBC Scotland he used the airline's wifi to buy four tickets Scotland v Haiti for a "decent" price.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
We may have been cranky, but we were also decent people .
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Some U.S. hotel owners say they are getting decent rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
She builds coffins with any materials she can find so the dead can have a decent burial, rather than being thrown into pits in the ground.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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