properly

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Assets held in a properly structured special-needs trust generally are not treated as the beneficiary’s resources for purposes of means-tested programs like SSI and Medicaid.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

The government sets the agenda and tries to make the sporting event shine properly for the world’s cameras.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

They said the ruling was delivered by a "faceless court" and that defence lawyers had been unable to cross-examine eyewitnesses properly, who testified via video link.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Bass ultimately ousted Crowley, saying the chief failed to properly deploy firefighters amid warnings of dangerous Santa Ana winds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

“I am glad to hear it. For how could Lord Ashton and I take a pleasant turn in a carriage of a Sunday, if our horses were not properly shod— eek! Is that a pimple?”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood