Thesaurus / decent
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One rice cake lover suggested to the Chicago Tribune that rice cakes topped with beans were better than tacos, a statement that suggests that person had never had a decent taco.
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE RICE CAKE, AMERICA’S ONE-TIME FAVORITE HEALTH SNACKBRENNA HOUCKSEPTEMBER 17, 2020EATERAny person who can still support this man is not a decent human being, period.
TRIBUTE TO MY AMERICAN HEROESBRODY LEVESQUESEPTEMBER 17, 2020WASHINGTON BLADEOnly after the migrants settled and had years to claw back a decent life did some towns bounce back stronger.
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL FORCE A NEW AMERICAN MIGRATIONBY ABRAHM LUSTGARTEN, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MERIDITH KOHUTSEPTEMBER 15, 2020PROPUBLICAIn a series where Miami was comfortable letting anyone other than Giannis do that, it would have mattered a decent amount, I’d think.
WE COULD HAVE WATCHED RAPTORS-CELTICS GAME 6 ALL DAYCHRIS HERRING (CHRIS.HERRING@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)SEPTEMBER 10, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTThe 11-megapixel shooter is decent enough for selfies, but taking a regular picture requires folding the Surface Duo with both screens facing out, and correctly pointing the side with the camera at the desired subject.
REVIEW OF THE MICROSOFT SURFACE DUO FOLDING PHONE: VERY PRETTY BUT JUST HOW USEFUL IS IT?AARON PRESSMANSEPTEMBER 10, 2020FORTUNE“We have to establish that housing is a human right because without stable housing, you have no fighting chance at a decent life,” Torres said.
RITCHIE TORRES, SET TO BE FIRST OUT AFRO-LATINO IN CONGRESS, SEEKS BIG CHANGES AMID COVIDCHRIS JOHNSONSEPTEMBER 9, 2020WASHINGTON BLADEWhen investors don’t see any decent returns in anything but growth, the herd mentality takes hold.
GLOBAL STOCKS CLIMB—AND FUTURES JUMP—AFTER TUESDAY’S SELL-OFFBERNHARD WARNERSEPTEMBER 9, 2020FORTUNEThere are some affordable hosting options that do offer decent site speed, but often the cheap, cost-saving hosting services come with slow page load speeds.
WHY SITE SPEED IS CRITICAL FOR YOUR SEO SUCCESS AND HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPENANTHONY GAENZLESEPTEMBER 4, 2020SEARCH ENGINE WATCHNew York’s coyotes “still have decent levels of genetic diversity,” says DeCandia.
ARE COYOTES MOVING INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?KATHRYN HULICKSEPTEMBER 3, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSLegroom and headroom are decent, though cargo space is limited.
VEHICLES TO RIDE OUT A PANDEMICJOE PHILLIPSAUGUST 22, 2020WASHINGTON BLADEWORDS RELATED TO DECENT
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