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A few commended Chait personally but said he had fallen short in managing school safety issues — which were under his jurisdiction in his immediate previous role as chief of operations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Sayers commended the philosopher for anticipating “the great modern theory of fair-play” that defined these works: The author must present all the clues necessary for solving the mystery while misleading the reader about their import.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Newsom praised the decision and commended his more than 30 years of experience in the transportation sector.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Many others also took to social media to express solidarity with Deepak and commended him for standing up to bullies.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Tycho had commended Mars to Kepler because its apparent motion seemed most anomalous, most difficult to reconcile with an orbit made of circles.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.