adulation
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Although the strange oppressiveness of collective adulation isn’t new, it is becoming far more ubiquitous – and insidious – in the attention economy.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Novak Djokovic spent years chasing Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, trying to match them in tennis achievements and fan adulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Pizza popped up as often as pate on plates, while one caterer from La Reunion has won social media adulation for his gifts of cari, a spicy dish popular on the Indian Ocean island.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Presumably they were hoping for more than this, since the proposal has been met with raised eyebrows rather than adulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He survived there for thirty-eight years and it would be pleasing to report that he passed this span in happiness and adulation.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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