admirable

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Run by Wellington Management—where Bogle worked before Vanguard—the fund boasts more than $110 billion in assets and an admirable record.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon were adventurers, and while perhaps not personally admirable, they changed history and changed it irrevocably:

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

With these offices vacant, the task fell upon district courts to name interim U.S. attorneys, which they did with admirable professionalism.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

Emerald Fennell has done an admirable job of not modernizing a dark and moody romance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

But to be able to operate at a top level with both adults and children was admirable.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou