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extol

[ik-stohl] / ɪkˈstoʊl /


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Also, I am afraid your columns do not sufficiently extol the value of work, which Voltaire rightly claimed protects us from the evils of boredom, vice, and poverty.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

That’s because after DJ Khaled and Kenan Thompson extol the virtues of this miracle drug, a voiceover recounts a litany of potential side effects—vomiting, diarrhea, kidney problems, things of that nature.

From Slate Feb. 8, 2026

The instant she finished a novel, she would extol its virtues and demand we go to the Iliad or the Last Bookstore to get the author’s next offering.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2026

Now, listening to her extol the benefits, cold plunging seemed like something to consider, or at least contend with.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

It is, in any case, another reason to extol, not begrudge, the fundamental innovativeness of the Ptolemaic state.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

That robustness was his way with Leonard Cohen’s “Mother Mother,” and of “Father Death’s Blues,” in which Ginsberg extols death as the world’s greatest lover.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Also, “we wait to hear what if any views she extols on BOJ policy,” the head of FX Strategy adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

Barrett extols a judge’s obligation to “resolve disputes according to the ground rules that the people have prescribed,” but that responsibility is meaningless in the absence of reliable evidence.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2025

The first Swedish-language entry since 2012, the song extols the practice's stress-busting virtues.

From BBC May 16, 2025

He reassures Pa and Ma about Vincent, and he extols their virtues to Vincent.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Gov. Gavin Newsom extolled free school meals, universal transitional kindergarten and other accomplishments in his tenure in California, a period marked by over $100 billion in increased spending.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

I have extolled the virtues of both of these lessons in my columns over the years.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

In that same evening address, President Trump extolled the US's oil producing capabilities.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

“Many a drug has been extolled on the basis of clinical impression when the only power it had was that of a placebo.”

From Slate Jan. 30, 2026

She had reminded them to bring books to read, and extolled the virtues of patience while traveling, and the importance of taking naps.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The video prominently featured Zach Witkoff and two of the president’s sons, Don Jr. and Eric, extolling the success of their company.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Saylor has been anxious to promote the preferred stock, extolling its high-yield/ low volatility returns.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

Both purchased second homes in the desert in the mid-2010s and found themselves frequently extolling what Lawler calls the “magic of the desert.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2026

When Cathy first meets Edgar and Isabella, she climbs the wall of their estate and spies on the two having tea in a courtyard, where Isabella is extolling Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

From Salon Feb. 14, 2026

Walt Disney even had an entry with an animated featured entitled Victory Through Air Power, extolling the virtues of the flying machine as a weapon of war.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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