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But Bill Pay was clearly not aiming for highbrow acclaim in the way Barbie aimed for the Oscars.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Now David is focused on his solo career; in 2025 he released his debut album, “Funny Little Fears,” which reached critical acclaim on various European charts, reaching gold status in France, Italy and Poland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Just a year later, the Thomas Tunnock lifeboat, named in honour of the businessman's late brother and grandfather, was launched to great acclaim.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Twenty-five years ago, the exhibition “Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People” attempted to raise Rockwell to the status of master, and drew breathless acclaim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Jack started to protest but the clamor changed from the general wish for a chief to an election by acclaim of Ralph himself.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

When Mr. Marx acclaims “Old Town Road” as an “incredible homegrown feat,” he praises what he damns elsewhere as the second sickness of our age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

In a review headlined “Flaunting It,” New York Times book critic Christopher Lehmann-Haupt wrote, “George Lois may be nearly as great a genius of mass communication as he acclaims himself to be.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022

There are countless ways to get B’s and C’s without building the “creativity, leadership and teamwork skills” that Mr. Grant rightly acclaims.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2018

Each midwinter Science acclaims outstanding workers in schools, factories and offices by means of medals, prizes, publicity.

From Time Magazine Archive

He did to admiration, amid excited acclaims, his four cream-colored mares fairly flying along the straights and taking the turns at a pace which made us hold our breath.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by Edward Lucas White

“The Sopranos” star and his wife, Maureen Van Zandt—who also played his on-screen spouse in the iconic HBO show—snapped up the home in 2008, about a year after the finale of the critically acclaimed series.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

It marks Rock’s follow-up to Top Five, his critically acclaimed 2014 rom-com.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Netflix’s Cathy-centered take on “East of Eden” comes before us at a very different time than the one in which Zoe Kazan’s grandfather Elia introduced his acclaimed 1955 film.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The surge in porridge popularity could be fuelled by the success of the highly acclaimed documentary film The Golden Spurtle, which followed competitors at the 2023 championships.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

On and on he went, telling me how Central High’s students were suffering and sacrificing the reputation of their nationally acclaimed school because we had come there.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

Harold’s knights pivot from acclaiming him with open palms and loyal smiles to pointing fearfully at the heavens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The installations, unveiled last week, include an oversize rendering of Rome’s ubiquitous drinking fountains and a giant wooden doorstop, acclaiming Rome as an open city.

From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2021

Pundits worldwide were united in acclaiming it as one of the best England performances of all time, if not the very best.

From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2019

As the debate about our slatternly disposal of plastics was raging down on Earth we were all acclaiming a fresh addition to the garbage dump swirling above us in space.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2018

They were answered with a volley from her decks, and two maroons fell, shouts from the Spaniards acclaiming the lucky shots.

From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Herbert Strang