acceptable
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It says schools should set out clear expectations of behaviour which is acceptable and unacceptable and how they will respond - including the use of consequences.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Markets are powerful when the good is clear, the price is observable, and the transaction is socially acceptable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Determined to stretch the possibilities of contemporary performance, the company blows past the limits of acceptable process in an off-kilter “psycho comedy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
But what officials count as an acceptable Tajik name is vague.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
When two acceptable spellings are listed for the same word, use the first, because it may be more common.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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