salutary
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He said both appear unlikely, but “the greater risk is some derogatory change, rather than some salutary change.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
It will have the most salutary effect in the area of medical diagnostics and devices.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
I doubt he’ll have much luck with his billion-dollar defamation lawsuit, but the overall effect of the affair should be salutary for the BBC and for journalism everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Relieved of that salutary fear, his followers in and out of government can be expected to behave accordingly.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2025
The histories of the Fertile Crescent and China also hold a salutary lesson for the modern world: circumstances change, and past primacy is no guarantee of future primacy.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing salutary
George Washington's Farewell Address (1796)
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Unit 1, Whole-Class Learning
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Bartleby the Scrivener
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