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beseeming

verb

present participle of beseem, archaic

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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Allen passed for 210 yards and rushed for 121 more for the Bills (4-1), who rallied to win a back-and-forth thriller befitting the teams with the NFL’s last two MVPs at quarterback.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Set the scene As befitting the city’s showpiece, the Empress occupies what’s arguably the best spot in Victoria, overlooking the Inner Harbor and kitty-corner to the British Columbia Parliament Buildings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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These do convey a sense of disassociation fitting for a woman like Colette, who seems to leave her body in the midst of her degrading work, but in this case, the repetition does not build or reveal more emotion.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Navigation aside, the mechanism also gives engineers a way to produce powerful movements without fitting a larger motor.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

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Any company doing a div-recap is likely taking a forward-looking view that the IPO market will be closed in the short run.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Donaldson’s wife, Eleanor Donaldson, 60, was found to have aided and abetted her husband’s offenses for witnessing the abuse and doing nothing to intervene.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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While serving as a public health official, el Sayed wrote an op-ed in 2019 strongly supporting the Green New Deal, arguing that reducing greenhouse gas emissions will help improve public health.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
The family has partnered with Salvation Brands to bring the brand to market, with White serving as chief executive officer.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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