25,000 people die every day due to starvation.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Praiseworthy \Praise"wor'thy\, adjective Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as, praiseworthy action; he was praiseworthy. --Arbuthnot.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

praiseworthy

adjective: worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn: {applaudable}, {commendable}, {laudable}]
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