respectable
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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
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
“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
This is crucial, because in the late fifteenth century the cost of a dowry is rapidly inflating: the size of a respectable dowry is growing wildly each year.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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