appreciatively
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He knew what he was saying when he wrote appreciatively to Edward Jenner, the English physician who discovered vaccination, that “medicine has never before produced any single improvement of such utility.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Now she waxes appreciatively about the beauty in John Adams’ writing.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
Fans also responded appreciatively to his off-balance rainbow from the baseline near the left corner.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
Nodding appreciatively toward the cargo of Sierra snowmelt flowing high and fast through the repaired section of channel on Thursday, he added, “Our crews did a great job.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
It took me a moment to grasp the pun—if you recognized a man's coat of arms, then you knew his family name—but the player laughed appreciatively at once.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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