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Adjective
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Recent announcements and enforcement patterns suggest US regulators are aware of the challenges and are working hard on constructive answers.—
Bob Diamond,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026 -
This commitment to social responsibility, however, has also underpinned several related forms of journalism that have similar values, such as civic or public journalism, peace journalism, advocacy journalism, constructive journalism, and more.—
Karen McIntyre,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Demi Moore has been supportive of ex-husband Bruce Willis — even almost 30 years after their divorce.—
Sarah Sotoodeh,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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April 19 guest commentary The recent commentary on the Colorado Connector rail service was supportive of moving ahead.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The goal is to prepare these students for their future jobs by developing the skills needed to find gainful employment.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
28 Dec. 2025
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Where do alien nerds find gainful employ?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This is in large part because 401(k)-type plans became more common and, according to the paper, displaced more liquid and less remunerative forms of saving such as checking accounts.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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This mundane enterprise turned out to be reasonably remunerative.—
Seth Harp,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025
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Murakami is working on a two-year, $34 million deal, and in an era when some teams try to lock up young talent with long and lucrative contract extensions, a 25-game sample size is a little too small for Getz to start throwing out more years and dollars.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Sensing a lucrative market, global industries are now pivoting toward the region.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Ameliorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ameliorative. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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