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“The fact that you cannot come out of hunting feeling unambiguously good about it,” Mr. Pollan once wrote in an essay, “is perhaps what should commend the practice” to meat eaters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"It also wishes to commend all the nations that took part in this edition of the Afcon, which has been a major moment for African football."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
“I commend President Trump for taking decisive action and pray for our brave men and women throughout the region working to keep us all safe,” Valadao wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
"We were 40-50 runs short. Must commend the guys in the bottom half for giving us a chance."
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
My father, a Confucian of high order, would commend me for finally honoring that which is wholly evident.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Vocabulary lists containing commend
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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Much Ado About Nothing
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