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admire

[ad-mahyuhr] / ædˈmaɪər /


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While attending one of his lectures, she connected with his idea that “before we take from nature, we must honor and admire it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“I admire that they learned quickly and they didn’t need a gatekeeper,” Kelly says of the prodigies that have taken this year’s box office by storm.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Once while scrolling, she stopped to admire pictures of a garden on her feed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

His work without the ball is another reason Liverpool's recruitment team are understood to admire him.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

“There,” he said, stepping back to admire his work.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

“Everyone’s impacted by the cost of living, and it gets us away from some of this divisive politics,” he said, citing New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whom Burnham admires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

Macron invited him to a formal dinner to be held at the one place Trump admires most in the world, other than Mar-a-Lago and Trump Tower: the Palace of Versailles.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

Teju said she supported Bukayo Saka - and his partner Tolami Benson, whose outfits she admires.

From BBC May 31, 2026

Quiñones commented, “Journalism is stronger because of your voice, your courage and your story-telling, Cecilia,” and Ramos wrote in Spanish that he respects and admires her.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

She admires the sea, a calm, brilliant turquoise to her left, and the familiar pattern of royal palms dotting the landscape.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

On that day and in the immediate aftermath, Americans and those who admired America spoke about what made our country good: Our constitutionally protected and culturally lauded freedoms, including of speech, religion, and the press.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

Intriguingly, Arsenal have admired Chelsea striker Joao Pedro, who was deemed not for sale over the summer, although there were concerns over how he would fit into Arteta's system.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

They admired one another from afar, brushed shoulders only in passing, and, in some ways, represented opposing ways of challenging the limits placed on women in indie rock.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Cohn’s father, Alfred, was a lawyer and appellate judge much admired in the civic-ethnic-commercial circles that, until recently, tended to dominate New York’s business, legal and political circles.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Andrew Jackson was still an admired, larger-than-life president and war hero.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

That would be its own kind of insult, and no one worth admiring wants a roster spot handed to him as a gesture.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

"I was just admiring the fish itself, when he just jumped in a millisecond and grabbed into my calf," Achim said.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

But I can’t help admiring Refn’s commitment to the bit.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

“It’s not going to get much better than that,” Antinone said, admiring the water’s crystal appearance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

“You did a really nice job with the tweaks, Dari,” Twig said, admiring the contraption in Dari’s hands.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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