be acceptable
Example Sentences
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In such a world, higher interest-rate volatility can be acceptable, as it tightens financial conditions.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
As this barbershop bystander made clear, for the first time, only a prediction of another championship would be acceptable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
"Football is brutal and yes, it's the nature of the beast, but messing with human beings' feelings and emotions shouldn't be acceptable."
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
Their product was purchased and had to be acceptable to every newspaper in the country—liberal and conservative, big city and small.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
But he did not have detailed information about where to cross it or what bribes would be acceptable to the North Korean guards who patrol along its southern bank.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
