commendable
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Her restraint is the commendable trait on which the women hang their devotion.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Paul Seixas, France’s great 19-year-old hope, was happy enough to hang with Pogacar and earn a commendable fourth place in his Tour debut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
"What the young people did was commendable," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
But he looks the part — Jackman has a commendable willingness to recede inside himself — even though after the rousing opening, the script gives him almost nothing to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Positive words and phrases included generously, public-spirited, wise, beneficial, commendable, carefully researched, useful, honorable, good.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
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