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admire

[ad-mahyuhr] / ædˈmaɪər /


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Burnham said he would "always admire the characteristic courage and openness with which she spoke about her illness, making us all think about the difficult questions we face at the end of life".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

She’s been through a lot of grief, and I admire her resilience.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

All of these are things that I really admire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

“She is a sort of elegant creature that one cannot keep one’s eyes from. I am always watching her to admire; and I do pity her from my heart.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Maria admires the courage that it took for her sister to go.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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

He admires him, but there is a quiet stubbornness in how he frames his own ambition.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Plus, Hodin, 37, a freelance writer who chronicled her “groomzilla” experience for Vogue, admires his gold-plated tastes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

And a request: Will Theo please send him any prints he has by some artists Vincent admires, including Jean-Francois Millet and Jules Breton, on whose studio door he was too timid to knock.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

“Discover breathtaking prewar grandeur in this spacious one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom co-op featuring exceptional architectural detail and a wood-burning fireplace in one of Greenwich Village’s most admired full-service buildings,” the listing states.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he admired Coxon’s courage but questioned his claims about the future and condemned predictions of armageddon as irresponsible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Was there ever a writer whose work you admired but couldn’t find your way into?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

We all stood back and admired our work as the sun set behind us.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

He also has admiring words for Robert F. Kennedy and his mix of conservative and liberal positions deployed in his 1968 campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The very thing that made their creative work possible – a large, mostly admiring audience – was also its biggest threat.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

The documentary features admiring poets as well as Stephen Colbert, a huge Oliver fan, and the irreverent and colorful John Waters, a longtime friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Everyone's admiring everyone and it feels like such a safe place to be, it's so heartwarming."

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

“Awesome,” Daniela says, admiring a basket of snacks on the table.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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