respectable
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Trading volume for the end-2026 market is nearing $2.5 million, a respectable figure on Polymarket, which hosts thousands of different prediction markets.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
“No respectable agency and no respectable attorney would have represented her,” Shulman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Started 21st due to grid penalties, so 13th represented a very respectable recovery.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“Even with respectable ancillary income based on the film’s pedigree, the movie is going to lose a lot of money,” said film industry analyst David A. Gross in his box office newsletter FranchiseRe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
He came from a respectable family—that's why he was called Don Alonso.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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