commendably
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Director Craig Gillespie is no stranger to turbulent filmmaking, and his “Cruella” commendably made an underserved villain into a fully sketched character, without overrelying on callbacks.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
The author is also refreshingly clear-eyed in criticizing the brutality of the Paul Kagame regime in Rwanda, for instance, and commendably avoids the usual endorsement of any autocrats who produce high growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
But otherwise, the Zellners commendably refuse to saddle these Sasquatch with easy, lazy, obvious ideas of how they behave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Motherwell competed commendably but were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of crosses coming in.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2024
The work proved harder than expected, but the Soviets were commendably persistent.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
