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“The fact that you cannot come out of hunting feeling unambiguously good about it,” Mr. Pollan once wrote in an essay, “is perhaps what should commend the practice” to meat eaters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"We were 40-50 runs short. Must commend the guys in the bottom half for giving us a chance."
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
We believe that this is the labor secretary’s first appearance in the Surge, and, regrettably, it’s not to commend her on great achievements in the field of labor.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
I commend them for recognizing him — they gotta give it to one of us, and he deserves it.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
“Fadi jaan, I commend you for your desire to find Mariam,” said Habib softly.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
Vocabulary lists containing commend
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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Much Ado About Nothing
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