commendation
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Judge Levett issued the investigating the team a formal commendation for its work on the case.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Any others, beside your demonstrating dinos, who deserve commendation?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
The jurists are hardly due a commendation, since their previous ruling on the question was reversed 9-0 by the Supreme Court this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Det Insp David Llewellin, from West Mercia Police, went out to Thailand to run the operation, later receiving a commendation for his efforts.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
To prove to newcomers that he ready had been a man of consequence once, he still had the letter of commendation he had received from Colonel Cathcart.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Trump, on the last full day of his first term, awarded Fauci and other members of the Operation Warp Speed team presidential commendations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Trump had also awarded presidential commendations to Dr Fauci who served on the Operation Warp Speed task force during the pandemic.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
His commendations included the Navy Cross, the Silver Star and, for wounds received while leading a rifle platoon, two Purple Hearts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
The lawyer, Tim Grace, said that Kriv had received nearly 150 commendations and recognitions and had earned two awards for saving lives.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2023
He has the habit of beginning all his letters with thankful commendations and assurances of a place in his prayers.
From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Alexander Maclaren
Vocabulary lists containing commendation
Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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Twelfth Night
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