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respectable

[ri-spek-tuh-buhl] / rɪˈspɛk tə bəl /




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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

Despite respectable back-to-back eighth-placed finishes, Hurzeler's time at Brighton has not been without its difficult moments.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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

“No respectable agency and no respectable attorney would have represented her,” Shulman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

It was brown and white, a sober and respectable room that looked to Shadow as if it had last been decorated in 1920.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman


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