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Adjective
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Judd, who seems a decent man, wants to know how Agnes would exemplify her wifely duties.—
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
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Robinson, 27, has been decent for the Knicks but not as effective as earlier in his career.— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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And what little things contributed to the narrative, including a fairly innocuous exchange on the red carpet during an Oscars afterparty.— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2026
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Potato peels, pasta, and rice may seem innocuous, but once exposed to water, their starches swell and turn sticky, leading to gummy clogs in your pipes, says Dolan.— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
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Matter of fact, none of his trademark charisma or humor can be found on the entire album, which seems like a complete misunderstanding of the genre as self-serious and inoffensive.— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
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DeBrusk is the definition of a top-six guy and his top comps — Reilly Smith, Tyler Toffoli, Jason Zucker — speak to his inoffensive archetype.— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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Efficiency today comes from clean execution, not pushing harder.— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Then, tumble dry on low heat with clean tennis balls or dryer balls to break up clumps and restore fluffiness.— Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026
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Cross-dressing was prohibited, as were speeches that mocked or questioned the party’s prudish, pro-family, heteronormative views on gender and sexuality; traditional German culture was to be celebrated, not mocked.— Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
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Statistics like these have become part of a discussion about whether the culture is growing prudish and puritanical.— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Nonobscene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/nonobscene. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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