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Definition
trusted and respected (having a good reputation)
- Mrs. Sanborn was pleased to learn, shortly afterward, that no reputable contractor would undertake the erection of the house.1.13 — Part 1 Chapter 13 (86% in)
- They were men who had not been employed by a reputable newspaper for ten years; the kind who would not have been allowed, a month ago, into the lobby of his building.4.15 — Part 4 Chapter 15 (41% in)
- We signed to advertise in a reputable newspaper, not in a sheet that has become a public disgrace, brings pickets to our doors, ruins our business and is not being read by anybody.4.15 — Part 4 Chapter 15 (57% in)
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