acceptable
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The state lists a gym card, drug prescription and even a sample ballot as acceptable forms of ID.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The review presents processed Polygonum multiflorum as a more acceptable option for some patients, but it does not suggest that people should self treat without guidance.
From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026
"But what we do know is that delays are not acceptable."
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Following the couple’s separation in 2024, they listed the shared residence for about $68 million, apparently with no acceptable offers made.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
It was considered perfectly acceptable until the mid-nineteenth century, when Latin scholars—notably Henry Alford in his book A Plea for the Queens English—misguidedly called it a crime.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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