apt

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Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

With the hotly anticipated SpaceX offering imminent, it’s apt that a rare dud in Elon Musk’s sprawling business empire is called The Boring Company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“Soft power” may in fact be the most apt descriptor of a cultural test’s goal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

A broken link is also symbolically apt for what Baker has learned in a short England career to date.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He could quote Browning or Tennyson or Shakespeare at the drop of a hat, and the quote was always apt and telling, never pretentious or affected.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown