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And please include your full name and email address in case your recommendation is the "reader's choice" we decide to print on the next issue's Must List page.

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  1. noun The act of recommending.
  2. noun Something that recommends, especially a favorable statement concerning character or qualifications.
  3. noun Something, such as a course of action, that is recommended. See Synonyms at advice.

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  • And please include your full name and email address in case your recommendation is the "reader's choice" we decide to print on the next issue's Must List page. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • If the recommendation is accepted by the government, the cost would be an estimated —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • The committee members chose to ignore Mr Majid's pleas and the recommendation was approved, along with Mr Robinson's recommendation to make CCTV compulsory in all taxis and private hire cars.
  • And please include your full name and email address in case your recommendation is the "reader's choice" we decide to print on the next issue's Must List page. jacksonpollock. org, where you can use your mouse to make your own drip painting in the style of the Abstract Expressionist master. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • This recommendation is usually accompanied by the declaration that caffeinated beverages and alcohol don't count due to their diuretic effects. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
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advice ·  decision ·  requirement ·  request ·  guidance ·  strategy ·  guideline ·  proposal ·  suggestion ·  review ·  estimate ·  consideration

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recommendation:   recommendations
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  1. from Middle English recomendacyon, from Old French (and F.) recommandation =Provencal recomandatio =Spanish recomendacion =Portuguese recommendação =Italian raccommandazione, from Middle Latin recommendatio (n-), from recommendare, recommend: see recommend.
 

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/rɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
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