applaud
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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
Toward the end of the performance Raul stood and gestured to the crowd that they should stand and applaud.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
New graduates lament that while their college professors discouraged the use of AI tools, hiring managers applaud it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
“However, as a proponent of innovation and recognizing that the industry at large has fallen behind the times in so many respects, I applaud the innovation of Churchill Downs Inc. and NYRA.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
For a nervous moment Kira couldn’t remember if the spectators were supposed to applaud.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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
Most researchers in the green electronics field are searching for alternatives to the rare and expensive materials used in electronic circuitry, so Santato applauds Nair and the team for targeting the underlying circuit board instead.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 24, 2024
The idea is something Libby Christensen, a state food and agriculture specialist at Colorado State University Extension, applauds.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
When she wins, he applauds her, and he applauds Sophie, too.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
At the final session of parliament in July, MPs stood and applauded as the speaker of the house chanted repeatedly:
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
Is such entrepreneurial go-getting to be applauded, or is it excessive youthful chutzpah?
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
When the students finished their song, the rest of the students cheered and applauded wildly.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
At the moment of totality, people began applauding.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
She emerged from the weekend with half the media world and a chorus of Hollywood celebrities wildly applauding her bravery.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Most players who have toiled in the minor league system debut in front of applauding friends and family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
The world is applauding the latest Chinese vehicles and sales are surging almost everywhere the cars are available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
I did not want ever to stop applauding.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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