decent-sized
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Author Kent Smetters called it a “silver bullet” for low-income workers “to have a decent-sized nest egg without actually having to save more than what they already do.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
The house’s footprint doesn’t take up the absolute maximum space—there’s still a decent-sized backyard—and that’s by design, DeHart said.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025
"Even the aftershocks were as large in magnitude as a decent-sized earthquake," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2023
“Strauss is selling to every decent-sized dry goods store in the California gold regions, probably hundreds of them — from Shasta to Sonora and beyond,” Holabird said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
It’s a decent-sized room, with a row of shelves along one wall holding different cleaning supplies.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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