apt

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Given its deep ties with the trend-setting US basketball and American football leagues, the NBA and NFL, it feels apt streetwear styles are included in this year's North American World Cup kit collections.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Larger companies—those with 500 or more employees—were more apt to say they were cutting routine workers, while keeping employment of “skilled technical” workers flat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

And the comparison to Bowie’s West German sojourn is apt: working with his producers, Styles has clearly immersed himself in the avant-garde, taking chances, and embracing idiosyncrasy.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

The adverb is apt because dividend-paying stocks have long struggled.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

So Mary Alice was apt to stop cold on a sidewalk and run through a tap routine in her regular sandals.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck