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Helen Crawford is to be much commended for directing this staging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
"The board of directors commended the very good operational performance of all business segments which enabled the company to capture higher market prices," the company said in its earnings statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
While declining to endorse Bass, Caruso commended the mayor by saying “she’s done her work, and she’s worked with the team, and I compliment this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
He also commended the "bravery" of the victim coming forward and said she was a "survivor".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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
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