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acclaim

[uh-kleym] / əˈkleɪm /




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Offering only a brief wave in acknowledgement of the acclaim, Williams was firmly focused on her first competitive match for 1,375 days.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He and Erkılıç have achieved international acclaim for their team’s decades of foundational experimentation collaborating with dataset intelligences at the AI frontier, as well as for architecturally-scaled, narratively engaged visual embodiments of abstract technological constructs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Left, the founder of Citron Research, won acclaim on Wall Street after calling out problems at China Evergrande in 2012 and Valeant Pharmaceuticals in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

He stood with his arms stretched wide after that one, taking in the acclaim of the away end.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The fourth and fifth were too small and the sixth brought acclaim from everyone, including Mother, who joined in the Gees, Goshes, and Look-at-thats!

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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