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We were told CPL were able to provide contemporaneous notes of the "utmost accuracy" which proved appropriate decisions had been made.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The company appears to be striking “an appropriate balance” between maintaining what appears to be conservative guidance and highlighting potential high-return organic growth opportunities, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The Federal Reserve released minutes from its policymaking arm’s April meeting, which showed that most officials said that interest-rate hikes would likely be appropriate if inflation keeps running above the central bank’s target of 2%.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
I would be curious, what areas of the filmmaking process or the film distribution process do you think AI is appropriate for use, that you’ve experimented with it, that you’re excited about its prospects?
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
It’s ironic, though: Leonardo is the least appropriate painter for this sort of fame.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing appropriate
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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