respectable
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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
As he did in Houston, quarterback Trey Lance turned in a respectable performance — this time against the franchise that drafted him third overall in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Slovenian has enormous potential and finished his first Premier League season with a respectable 11 goals.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The reserve for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever comes off the bench for the latter-day contenders, spelling for star Caitlin Clark and averaging a respectable eight points per game.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
He came from a respectable family—that's why he was called Don Alonso.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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