estimable
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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
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
That’s an estimable goal, and while I’m unsure how any movie could foresee the future of cinema, I love the optimism of that statement.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024
This year, the club scene staples led by singer/multi-instrumentalist Jenn Taranto uncorked their first full-length set of swirling dream-pop, released through France’s Icy Cold Records and Seattle’s estimable cassette label Den Tapes.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023
“That is as it happens. It does not necessarily follow that a deep, intricate character is more or less estimable than such a one as yours.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing estimable
The Hobbit
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Grade 12, List 3
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Pride and Prejudice
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