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acceptable

[ak-sep-tuh-buhl] / ækˈsɛp tə bəl /


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According to the researchers, this makes open-label placebos a promising and ethically acceptable strategy for supporting healthy aging.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

And above all, rooting wildly for one’s own country in delightfully idiosyncratic ways is perfectly acceptable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Throughout the leafy Lower Merion district, which serves about 62,000 residents, parents said the status quo isn’t acceptable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

In such a world, higher interest-rate volatility can be acceptable, as it tightens financial conditions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

After that, it was no longer acceptable to ask a guy to Sadie Hawkins by baking him a plate of cookies or by wearing a T-shirt with his football number on the back.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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