acceptable
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Spectrum, Winfrey said, “would love to find solutions” to make its relationship with the Dodgers and Lakers more acceptable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Others were replaced with acceptable substitutions, like garlic tahini for regular tahini.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Punching down on trans people and other minorities is not acceptable.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
A good number of those who risked death to reach Ceuta "are in relatively acceptable socio-economic situations", he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
After that, it was no longer acceptable to ask a guy to Sadie Hawkins by baking him a plate of cookies or by wearing a T-shirt with his football number on the back.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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