salutary

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But when it comes to children’s literature, judicious alterations can be salutary and help keep books in print that would otherwise fall out of favor.

From Washington Post

In this context, the strong partnership between China and Russia is viewed not with the hostility and anxiety it provokes in the West, but rather as a salutary challenge to a Western-dominated global system.

From New York Times

That there are reasons for wondering whether this is a sensible or salutary norm doesn’t cancel the norm or give you the power to suspend it.

From New York Times

Whether or not the Hungarian leader has done so, the effect has hardly been salutary.

From Los Angeles Times

Another salutary change to the Home Rule Act would allow the mayor to appoint the local judges with the approval of the D.C.

From Washington Post