appropriate
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OpenAI recently said that a government investment fund that owns shares of AI companies might be appropriate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
While they wait for the appropriate referrals, they are classified as "thuis zitters" literally translated as "people sitting at home".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
In one of its most important roles, the commission retreats behind closed doors every week to decide whether police shootings and other serious uses of force were appropriate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Supplementation may be appropriate when levels are low, sun exposure is limited, or someone has osteoporosis, recurrent falls or high fracture risk.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Mrs. Rouse made me help Darren clean up his desk, and then she told me she’d let me know when she’d decided on an appropriate punishment for me.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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