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estimable

[es-tuh-muh-buhl] / ˈɛs tə mə bəl /


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This is estimable, but Mr. Westad—with the Battle of the Somme in mind—suggests that there is an even higher morality that might require concessions on those very issues to keep the peace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

The estimable Fred Kagan of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute says the “optimal end game” for the U.S. now is to prove it can reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

The book is ostensibly “authored” by McCartney even though it is an oral history that has been edited by Ted Widmer, an estimable historian and a former speechwriter for Bill Clinton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025

I was hoping Joe would feel some similarly competitive outrage toward the rolling trapezoid, deficient in Americana, ignorant of history, nothing like the estimable Hummer.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025

Then the estimable Ms. Parton built an amusement park called Dollywood.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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