commendably

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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

The coroner praised the police and emergency services response to the stabbings, describing them as "commendably rapid and extensive" but said there were issues with the "inter-operability" between various agencies that could be improved.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The journal probably isn’t in the libraries of ordinary readers, but the article’s prose is commendably clear and its conclusions eye-opening.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

But, because the rest of the meal is commendably lean, I thought a few small, not-too-sweet triple-sesame tea cakes would be OK.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023

It belongs to Dartmouth College, of Hanover, whose famous Outing Club has been looking after it in a commendably diligent and low-key way since the early years of this century.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson