approvingly

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Even then, though, the court did not commit itself entirely: Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion approvingly quoted Harlan, but stopped short of announcing that colorblindness was now the law.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

In his annual year-end message, he approvingly quoted from an 1876 speech by Susan B. Anthony in which the women’s-rights pioneer endorsed a sweeping vision of the Constitution’s citizenship guarantee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

They went with serve in the third set and Shelton did his best to feed off what he has approvingly called a "rowdy" Melbourne crowd.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

But the very first people White thanked from the Mar-a-Lago stage last week, with the newly minted president-elect looking approvingly over his shoulder and the cameras beaming him around the world, were the Nelk Boys.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

“Truly a congenial little group,” Luke said approvingly.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson