salutary
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But there’s no constitutional roadblock to anti-vote-betting laws, and they can serve some salutary purposes.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Big picture: The smaller trade deficit in January might have one salutary effect: It could help pad the increase in gross domestic product in the first quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 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
It was not an unreasonable argument, but the prevailing view, with which I agreed, was that circumcision was a cultural ritual that had not only a salutary health benefit but an important psychological effect.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing salutary
George Washington's Farewell Address (1796)
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Bartleby the Scrivener
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