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For cash that can be committed for longer than 12 months, she believes it is appropriate to move up in maturity to a short-term bond fund, such as PARTX.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

“It is no longer appropriate to pick up your phone and call your friend whenever you feel like it.”

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Finally, it seemed appropriate to round things off by ending where we started, with a gift.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Collins has written that it would be appropriate to tighten policy soon without evidence of sustained progress on inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

She looked quite stunning as she walked across the dining room to the table, not at all unlike a girl on the qui vive appropriate to a big college weekend.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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