commendation
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That remarkable level of discipline should have gotten John a commendation.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
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
It will end with a final commendation - a concluding prayer where the pontiff will be formally entrusted to God.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
Officer David Delinko had stopped on his way home from the police station, where he’d received another commendation from the chief—this time for aiding in the recapture of Dana Matherson.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
The service-member plaintiffs collectively had more than 130 years of military service and more than 80 commendations.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
She said Mr Berrill, who has received two police commendations, was in the group for about two-and-a-half months and had sent 90 messages out of thousands.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
A flood of telegrams and letters, inquiries and enthusiastic commendations, suddenly burst upon Sendlingen.
From The Chief Justice A Novel by Karl Emil Franzos
Vocabulary lists containing commendation
Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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