respectability

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Seamer Matt Henry took 4-43 as the West Indies top order once again failed to fire, with only Roston Chase's 38 in the middle order giving the total any sense of respectability at Seddon Park.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

Ms. Cheever began to understand that his stories came at least partly from the tension between his private feelings of shame and the effort to maintain his respectability as a literary grandee and paterfamilias.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

America's final-day comeback brought unexpected respectability to the final score, but also exposed how far the US lag behind Europe in their Ryder Cup efforts.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

They wanted to shield the respectability of their networks, which made them more resolute when confronted with political attacks.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

Black community leaders launched a campaign for respectability.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield