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Recommend comes from Latin roots meaning what?

recommend

[rek-uh-mend] / ˌrΙ›k Ι™ΛˆmΙ›nd /


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A survey this year by benefits consultant WTW found that only 18% of employers were satisfied enough with their PBMs to recommend them to others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

"We recommend further studies to better understand how the drugs can be used optimally, especially during virus outbreaks or pandemics," says Ianevski.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

"I recommend giving the shares directly to the public," he wrote on X.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

"I wouldn't recommend not having your heating on at all," says Seymour, pointing to both the health issues this can cause as well as how pipes can freeze over.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I don’t recommend that. As a lawyer or otherwise.”

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

To supply sufficient habitat, the conservation-focused National Wildlife Federation recommends a minimum goal of 70% native plants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The council recommends; the General Assembly, representing all 193 member states, appoints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

He recommends industrials, financials, construction plays and department stores.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

But the arrangement raises an awkward question: When an AI assistant recommends something to buy, whose interests is it serving?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

When starting, she recommends accepting and reinforcing behaviors that come close to the desired behavior.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

To address that challenge, Ofcom has - in addition to traditional forms of ID - recommended four methods that it says would be "highly effective" at gauging people's ages:

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

If we look back for one year at REITs’ dividend payments, no members of this S&P 500 industry group pass this cut recommended by Altfest.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Justice Department recommended that the city limit the use of pretextual stops.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

The man needed gloves, he told her, and she recommended a pair.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Kenny himself has assured you of that—you should be grateful that he has recommended our son.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

In brief remarks, he said management was recommending a dissolution and that a partner vote would be forthcoming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"The concerns to me were that Hall was recommending treatment for patients that he hadn't assessed, that he hadn't met, and that other GPs were uncomfortable with prescribing," Redvers said.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Amid the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, videos of a doctor recommending Vitamin D3 and zinc spread from accounts selling supplements, despite these being unable to treat the disease.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

“If the stock represented a large share of their portfolio, the sale creates an opportunity to diversify. I would review their retirement timeline, spending needs, other investments, and tolerance for risk before recommending an allocation.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

“That’s the consequence I’m recommending to the school board.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan


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