respectable
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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
In the end, Corteen-Coleman ended with a more than respectable 2-49 as she added the wicket of Maddy Green for 88 in her final over.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
It blitzes together a very respectable chickpea salad in minutes.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
On Sunday evening, a respectable crowd showed up in the Mojave Tent to pay their respects to the Godfather of Punk, who first played Coachella in a reunion with the Stooges in 2003.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Other than the horse one, you have to nod and agree with them that cancer and heart disease are totally normal and respectable ways to eat it.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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