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commend

[kuh-mend] / kəˈmɛnd /




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"So, I really commend the victims in this case for their courage and their fortitude," she told Evening Extra.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

“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

“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

Well, I see that this wise course does not commend itself to you,” he said.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Ockenden said she "commends the secretary of state" for "making the right decision from the families' perspective".

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

There is an amiability to Mr. Dale’s voice, though, that commends him both to the ear and to the material.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

In a statement, the management said it "welcomes the release of its editor and commends the courtesy, professionalism, and attentiveness demonstrated by investigators throughout the process".

From Barron's Oct. 21, 2025

And Barnes, who directed Episodes 4 through 6, commends her capacity to be present for her fellow actors.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2025

These pure principles, congenial alike to God and men, he welcomes to himself, and commends to all his fellowmen in sacrificial partnership.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.

Danielle Allen is to be commended for her own act of resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

He said the government, which has been coming under fierce criticism for the widespread insecurity across Nigeria, commended the troops.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

The Anti-Defamation League, which had commended Twitch for suspending Beyer, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Huang’s decision to accept the Beyer donation.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

UN Secretary General António Guterres commended the role of the US in facilitating the ceasefire, and urged all parties to "fully respect" and "comply with international law at all times".

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

In Boston, Wendell Phillips, Abolitionist and reformer, commended those who looked “upon that gibbet of John Brown, not as the scaffold of a felon, but as the cross of a martyr.”

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

He has tried to walk a tightrope, commending citizens for exercising their right to protest but urging them not to “take the bait” by crossing into violence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 26, 2026

He even shouted out Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day, commending the “steadfast devotion to Mary that originated in the heart of Mexico.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2025

On social media, Zanu-PF accounts have been lavishing him in praise, commending his philanthropy.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2025

This leaves us torn between wanting to make jokes about her for not knowing this was in the bill or commending her for owning up to it and appropriately criticizing it.

From Slate Jun. 7, 2025

Before commending himself to his destiny, however, the astronaut implored the engineers to execute one more check: a review of the orbital trajectory that had been generated by the IBM 7090 computer.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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