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respectable

[ri-spek-tuh-buhl] / rɪˈspɛk tə bəl /




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Fragrance and stench became shorthand for clean and unclean, respectable and disreputable, “us” and “them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Trading volume for the end-2026 market is nearing $2.5 million, a respectable figure on Polymarket, which hosts thousands of different prediction markets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Maybe it isn’t enough to get Zuck cast in a Martin McDonagh movie, but it’s respectable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Even with respectable ancillary income based on the film’s pedigree, the movie is going to lose a lot of money,” David A. Gross wrote in his FranchiseRe movie industry newsletter shortly after the film’s opening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The idea that there might be worlds within worlds had become entirely respectable.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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