respectable
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“Even with respectable ancillary income based on the film’s pedigree, the movie is going to lose a lot of money,” said film industry analyst David A. Gross in his box office newsletter FranchiseRe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
That’s very hard to do if someone from the respectable, outside world is watching.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
A home win somewhere and a respectable points tally would be a fair result for their first campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The score, while respectable, was still lower than a buffalo chicken Caesar she sampled in Syracuse and a Caesar wrap from Sweetgreen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Then Ms. Mac picked out a respectable cage—okay, not the three-story pagoda I’d had my eye on—but a nice cage.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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