commendation
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She has since made a good recovery and said she was "extremely happy and proud" as the girls met the emergency teams who helped them and were presented with commendation certificates.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
The jurists are hardly due a commendation, since their previous ruling on the question was reversed 9-0 by the Supreme Court this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
The service will end with the final commendation and valediction, marking the beginning of nine days of mourning for the Pope, the Catholic news agency reported.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
Absent any activity, his shop stands frozen in time: a commendation from the city and a photograph of his father on the wall, racks of shoe polish, laces and an empty gumball machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
General Moore reads a citation, then presents Joey with the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm, a commendation given by President Harry S. Truman to honor civilians who demonstrated incredible courage during the war.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Tietjens was awarded several commendations during his career, including a National Defense Service Medal, a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and an Iraq campaign medal, according to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The sycophants bestowed with medals and presidential commendations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
The lawyer, Tim Grace, said that Kriv had received nearly 150 commendations and recognitions and had earned two awards for saving lives.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2023
In less than a year with the sheriff’s office, Leising earned commendations and the admiration of her colleagues, Sheriff Scott Knudson said.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
It distresses me to read the commendations you are pleased to heap upon so unworthy an object.
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by MacGillivray, William
Vocabulary lists containing commendation
Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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