decent
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They could, like most decent people, consider the allegations and assume that, even if there is not a crime here, what is described should never happen to anyone.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Burghart added: "I just think it's a very practical and decent argument and that most people will understand that."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Stags have a decent chance of making a buck in this IPO, and if you do it through your IRA you will avoid the tax hit on a short-term capital gain.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Retail sales are a decent barometer of how the typical household is doing and the message is grim: Adjusted for inflation, China’s retail sales fell 0.4% in August from a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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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