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commendation

[kom-uhn-dey-shuhn] / ˌkɒm ənˈdeɪ ʃən /


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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

Any others, beside your demonstrating dinos, who deserve commendation?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

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

It will end with a final commendation - a concluding prayer where the pontiff will be formally entrusted to God.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

Gilly, armed with an absence excuse that looked more like a commendation for bravery in battle, and William Ernest, cheerful but pale, went back to school.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson




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