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respectable

[ri-spek-tuh-buhl] / rɪˈspɛk tə bəl /




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Nvidia has bought back $85 billion in shares in the past two years, and this past month it increased its quarterly dividend from one penny to an almost respectable 25 cents.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

But while he finished a respectable fourth, he needed hospital treatment after fracturing a leg he had previously broken.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

So far this year, the broader economy has added an average of just under 70,000 jobs a month, per official labor-market data, a respectable rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

I got a very respectable, but terribly boring day job, because I talked my way into the interview and was like, “Yeah, I can totally do data analytics.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

It sat plainly in between two other small homes, all of them rentals and with tiny but respectable yards, a rarity in this part of town.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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