commendation

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The jurists are hardly due a commendation, since their previous ruling on the question was reversed 9-0 by the Supreme Court this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

It will end with a final commendation - a concluding prayer where the pontiff will be formally entrusted to God.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

But Jeremy Secomb and Jacob Dickey’s exquisite rendition of “Pretty Women,” a lilting melody amid the murderous machinations of “Sweeney Todd,” deserves special commendation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Det Insp David Llewellin, from West Mercia Police, went out to Thailand to run the operation, later receiving a commendation for his efforts.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

To prove to newcomers that he ready had been a man of consequence once, he still had the letter of commendation he had received from Colonel Cathcart.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller