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laud

[lawd] / lɔd /


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White House spokesman Kush Desai was quick to laud the growth rate, saying it was "driven by an astonishing surge in business investment."

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

While it’s all well and good to laud Mamdani’s extraordinary political talents and inspiring leadership for social justice, at the same time we should recognize that he has entered into an embrace with a rattlesnake.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2025

To laud Charles, JPMorgan lit up the top of its new $3 billion Manhattan skyscraper with the insignia of the kingdom, an unusual event in a city that chased out the British in 1783.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

Supporters laud him for securing funding for local transportation and infrastructure projects and the region’s military facilities.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2024

Polybius, interestingly, can’t bring himself to laud the monarch’s generosity as much as to credit the Rhodians for publicizing their plight so effectively!

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

February 2025: Buffett lauds Gates’s management abilities in his final letter to shareholders as Berkshire’s CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Eduardo Sanchez lauds the company’s economic impact and is hesitant to criticize the smelter.

From Salon May 10, 2026

A post on Morningstar’s website lauds the fund for its “time-tested approach and accomplished lead manager.”

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

Marine scientist David Koweek of the nonprofit Ocean Visions, which has previously supported Running Tide’s research, lauds the simplicity of sinking terrestrial biomass, because technology exists for almost every step in the process.

From Science Magazine Dec. 22, 2023

Since the 6th century the number and order of the hours have been fixed thus: matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, vespers, compline.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

The LP was produced in Toronto by Bob Erzin, who’d helmed their lauded “Smile” album 26 years back, and he proves ideally situated to emphasize the band’s central, continuing strengths.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of gig workers in Australia have been granted a huge pay rise from next week under a decision by the country's workplace relations tribunal lauded as "world-leading".

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Damon is the simplest and most reliable vehicle to tell us about a complicated man, as the highly lauded translator Emily Wilson describes Odysseus.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

At this stage in his lauded career, Bardem is interested only in roles that explore “contradictions with an underlying humanity.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

If I had been born a Native American in another time, I might have been lauded as a medicine man.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

A few thanked me with national clips lauding my virtual teaching venture.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

The ritzy neighbourhood was made globally famous by K-pop star Psy's 2012 hit single "Gangnam Style" -- lauding the lifestyles of its ultra-rich residents.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Another post lauding Modica’s comments generated more than three million views.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Uncharacteristically, Trump largely stuck to a script, making no mention of policy disagreements with Downing Street and lauding the long ties between the US and Britain.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

He took me through each move that the two had made, disparaging a Bronstein choice one moment, lauding another the next.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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