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respectable

[ri-spek-tuh-buhl] / rɪˈspɛk tə bəl /




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Started 21st due to grid penalties, so 13th represented a very respectable recovery.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

She was exceptionally good at giving respectable opinion what it wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Sullivan’s rise is inevitably compared to that of Freddy Adu, an even-more-hyped American wunderkind who broke into the sport in his early teens and struggled before settling into a respectable if itinerant professional career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

That’s very hard to do if someone from the respectable, outside world is watching.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Her feet were as steady as though they were made of stone and she walked as sedately as any other respectable cow.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers




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