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estimable

[es-tuh-muh-buhl] / ˈɛs tə mə bəl /


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The estimable Fred Kagan of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute says the “optimal end game” for the U.S. now is to prove it can reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

That moment came back to me a couple of weeks ago, thanks to an online post by Josh Marshall, founder and proprietor of the estimable blog talkingpointsmemo.com.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

I was hoping Joe would feel some similarly competitive outrage toward the rolling trapezoid, deficient in Americana, ignorant of history, nothing like the estimable Hummer.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

He has benefited not just from Mr. McCarthy’s estimable sway in the Bakersfield region, but also from an endorsement from former President Donald J. Trump.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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