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laudable

[law-duh-buhl] / ˈlɔ də bəl /


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Accessibility and diversity of styles are often laudable, but here more ends up being less, with the majority of booths being not just unremarkable but downright off-putting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The word cure, Richardson says, is far-reaching, and while very laudable as a goal, doesn’t capture the current reality.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Having many high school athletes end their season as champions is laudable.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025

Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Barker said her dedication to defend victims regardless of who was in government at the time, "a very laudable thing to witness".

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

He was of such goodness that among the other laudable deeds attributed to him is this: in the fourteen years he ruled the empire, he never put anyone to death without a trial.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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