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had lauded

  • past perfect of laud.

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Florida’s removal ran counter to a recent audit conducted for the NCPG, which had lauded the Florida council’s helpline operations.

From Barron's Oct. 31, 2025

Anne Fogel told the BBC at the time of feeling "betrayal" when she learnt that her brother was not included in the prisoner exchange - which Biden had lauded as a "feat of diplomacy".

From BBC Feb. 11, 2025

Folt said she had lauded Tabassum at an academic convocation dinner on April 4.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2024

Charles had lauded the K-pop girl group on Tuesday at a glittering banquet.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2023

Everybody had lauded her all these years, and I never expressed my opinion but held to my impressions on my first hearing of her work.

From Sixty Years of California Song by Alverson, Margaret Blake