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laudable

[law-duh-buhl] / ˈlɔ də bəl /


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As laudable as Carnegie Mellon University’s new campus may be, universities have for decades promoted interdisciplinary study of subjects ranging from genomics to bioengineering, neuropsychology and big data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The court said the regulator's intentions were "laudable" but that it had "gone overboard".

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

“I believe that no, we’re not going to let the ends justify the means, even if the ends may be laudable, like exposing bigotry, because it leads us down a very slippery slope.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Mr. Hart’s great interest is to protect religious liberty, which is a laudable goal that I share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

This was his day off and with laudable initiative he had hurried out "to see."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald


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