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body either favorably or unfavorably recommending
REPORTS.--The committee to whom a bill has been referred critically examines it, and usually reports it to the body, either favorably or unfavorably , recommending that it should pass or should not pass.
— from Elements of Civil Government A Text-Book for Use in Public Schools, High Schools and Normal Schools and a Manual of Reference for Teachers by Alexander L. Peterman

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