proper
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In Hamilton’s great state paper of 1790, “Report on Public Credit,” he allows that the proper funding of the nation’s Revolutionary War debt would indeed render those bonds a “national blessing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Christian Wade is a proper professional," said McFarland.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Three years ago, RM held an anonymous show in South Korea, but this is the first proper exhibition he has staged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Now technology is helping employers give more people a proper assessment,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“It can. The glamry blade is its proper name.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing proper
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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