good word
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In the email exchange, Albus put in a good word for a St. Louis lawyer who was a finalist for an appellate court judgeship, and Blunt ultimately selected that candidate.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
The moms who ask whether a friend-of-a-friend should put in a good word.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
It clearly left him smarting and he's not had a good word to say about wind power since.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025
As a proud U.S. citizen who immigrated to the country in 1981, I urge other Americans who understand business and the economy to spread the good word about immigration.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
“Michael Taylor, let me see. Well regarded...fair, thorough...doesn't suffer fools gladly...he's put in a good word or two for me at timely moments, for which I'm eternally grateful...that do you?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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