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proper

[prop-er] / ˈprɒp ər /






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It should be medium rare, never well-done, and served with a proper elixir.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

I’m trying to come up with a proper comparison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Three years ago, RM held an anonymous show in South Korea, but this is the first proper exhibition he has staged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Now technology is helping employers give more people a proper assessment,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

We were not yet in the camp proper but in a kind of quarantine compound outside.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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