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applaud

[uh-plawd] / əˈplɔd /


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Until we can applaud the performer’s return to the stage, attending a vinyl bar’s listening session for “Fudge” is about as close to that elating experience as a person can get for now.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Sanchez echoed Macron's comments, saying if the UK asks to rejoin "then of course Spain would applaud it and open its arms again to a brotherly people".

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

"In America they applaud people who create wealth," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Investors might applaud either growth projections that seem to justify its expenditures or signs the company is tapping on the brakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The stewards of something uncomfortable, burdensome, which they hated because, living outside the realm of history, there was no one to applaud their value and they themselves failed to understand it.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

The Post said it applauds “the court’s recognition of core First Amendment protections and its rejection of the government’s expansionist arguments for searching Hannah Natanson’s devices and work materials in their entirety.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Yang calls him “perfect” and “brave” and applauds Han for how he “plays to those scenes in a way that is universal and therefore funny, in a way that transcends language.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

The LA County Probation Department, which runs Los Padrinos, said in a statement that it "fully supports and applauds" the attorney general's office for the indictments.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025

"It's like attending your own funeral and even the mourners are like 'woo-hoo!' I can't imagine anything that would be more uncomfortable, standing there while the crowd applauds your opponent."

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

The boy applauds as well when Prospero the Enchanter takes his final bow.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Splintering, fracturing and rampant "mini-lateralism" will only be applauded by Europe's adversaries, they believe.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Speaking on BBC Radio Solent, former Cherries full-back Charlie Daniels added: "It is a big occasion. A big moment for the club, and they should be applauded for it."

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Many in the audience laughed and applauded, when they should have gasped or moaned.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

Video published by the Russian government showed trucks from both sides crossing the bridge, as crowds lining the road applauded.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The audience applauded as important citizens, including Amy Post and Reverend Lyman Granger, seated themselves alongside Maggie and Leah as the spirits had directed.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

“Everybody has a chance to say something,” Huang added, before the crowd began applauding.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

He headed straight down the tunnel at full-time, rather than joining the rest of the team who were applauding the fans, which drew more boos.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The audience, which was heavily pro-Bass, eventually started applauding more and more of Raman’s responses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

At the moment of totality, people began applauding.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The next thing she knew she was crawling, scrambling uphill on all fours like a dog as the good folks of King’s Landing made way for her, laughing and jeering and applauding her.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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