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adoration

[ad-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌæd əˈreɪ ʃən /


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But the global recognition of Max's adoration began when his mum posted his drawings on Facebook, along with a plea for the card to reach Sir David as "it's her little boy's dream".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

It opens with Ankhmerwer standing in adoration before a gilded Osiris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

A pumped-up Volkanovski, a former rugby league player, basked in the adoration of the febrile 20,000-person crowd at Qudos Bank Arena in his first world title defence on Australian soil.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

As I’ve gotten older, that vitriol slowly transformed into acceptance, then adoration.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

I was well repaid by the love and adoration I saw in the wide blue eyes of my three little sisters.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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