decent

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The economy added a decent 68,000 jobs a month from January to March, reversing a decline in employment at the end of last year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

That’s because this winter brought decent rain and the three years prior years were wet, too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The company has scraped by, he said, because it had a decent cushion before the tariffs were imposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The ITF says such low salaries indicate that the shipowners do not have labour agreements in place to ensure decent pay.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

There’s a maroon one that’s in decent shape and a faded blue one that must have lost some of its beans.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison