decent
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“The decent gains in this category are, in my view, a telltale sign that the consumer feels OK.”
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
"My anxiety is, decent people start believing these lies, this dystopian image of London being in decline, that we're a dangerous city, that there is no law and order," he said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
NextEra Energy, Public Service Enterprise Group, Duke Energy, Constellation Energy, and Dominion Energy are all quality firms that offer clean-energy upside potential and pay decent dividends while investors await capital gains.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Cities appealed to developers to pretty-please include some decent parkland in their subdivisions, but the elected ones for the most part didn’t have the will to use official muscle to insist on it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
“Nothing wrong with being out of ideas, you know. Your project Can Black Holes Really Freeze Time? was a decent attempt”—Tamika shrugged—“but we can’t all win first place.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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