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Some of Powell’s colleagues at the Fed have lauded his integrity or echoed Powell’s argument that the investigation is a pretext.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Analysts have lauded Etsy and Shopify for their active embrace of agentic commerce, with Shopify emerging as a standout in AI adoption.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Some have lauded the pact with PNG - which declared independence from Australia in 1975 - as another major strategic win for Australia.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

Advocates for Lazarus — including several formerly incarcerated people, among them one who was wrongfully convicted — have lauded her leadership in prison education and religion programs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024

A thousand other tongues and pens have lauded work.

From Pushing to the Front by Marden, Orison Swett