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
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
He had also received a letter of commendation from police in Edinburgh after rescuing an American tourist who became stranded on Arthur's Seat.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025
After the investigation, Hoover sent a letter of commendation to White that said, “You brought credit and distinction not only to yourself but to the service we all have at heart.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing commendation
Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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Twelfth Night
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