as in befitting
to be fitting or proper
ordered his servants to deck the hall with such adornments as might beseem for the holidays
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The girl group, known for their fashionable and trendy ensembles, have traded their glitzy stage costumes for casual looks, befitting a group of young women in a rare moment of rest.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026 -
If your wedding is set in an Uptown mansion or an Art Deco hotel, choose something befitting the glamour of the venue.—
Sarah Zendejas,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
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For years, courts and lawmakers have had to deal with bitcoin and other crypto tokens not fitting neatly into old legal boxes.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Perfit, a shoe-fitting start-up, showed how foot-scanning technology is already moving into retail.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
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La Roja needs quicker movement of the ball and its players, more adaptation to what the opponent is doing (Saudi Arabia is not going to play free and open after seeing what worked) and to be more ruthless.—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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There is a psychological drive to try to get a second chance at doing something that didn't turn out well the first time.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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This has been visible during Menšík’s run, with the combination of high bounce (in the first week’s heat) and slow conditions (in the cooler weather during the second) suiting his strike zone and contact point.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Acting as an easy alternative to trousers, the skirt instantly softens tailoring and lends a more undone, modern feel to suiting.—
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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After a 1980s split with Fidel Castro cost him the Interior Ministry, Valdés returned to power in the 2000s, overseeing telecommunications, serving as vice president and helping recover Che Guevara’s remains.—
Andrea Rodriguez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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For Sánchez, the second longest-serving leader among the 27 European Union states, political survival now looks more perilous than ever before.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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“Beseeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseeming. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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