be proper
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“There has to be proper security, vetting for folks coming in from other countries,” Padilla agreed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
"There really needs to be proper 24-hour IT cover."
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
“Since I do not believe my impartiality can reasonably be questioned, I do not think it would be proper for me to recuse,” he wrote.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
On Monday, Sarah Dines, a Home Office minister, described the barge as “basic but proper” and said that it would send “a forceful message that there will be proper accommodation but not luxurious.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
That night, at supper, someone remarked casually that since the army needed ammunition, wouldn’t it be proper for the ammunition factories to stay open on Sunday?
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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