applaud
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“Every now and then,” Cardinals scouting director Randy Flores said, “you just pause and applaud the history of the moment.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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
After the full-time whistle Jones, Szoboszlai and later Kostas Tsimikas argued with one another as the team were walking across the pitch to applaud supporters.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Further, a small group of them had become so expert that they were known as the Cheerleaders, and a crowd gathered every day to enjoy and to applaud their performance.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
“Kars4Kids applauds today’s court ruling allowing its ads to continue airing in California while the appeals process continues,” a spokesperson for Kars4Kids said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
A fiction writer herself, she applauds Austen’s minimalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 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
On Thursday they shouted "I am Fidel" and applauded throughout the performances and speeches.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
L.A. believes it should be applauded, not pilloried, for their clever accounting, international reach and vaunted farm system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
It feels as though Ifab is trying to improve an imperfect situation and it should be applauded for that.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
He was warmly applauded by participants and supporters of the games, and tried his hand at pickleball and wheelchair rugby.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He could have canceled, but even he knew that he would feel better once he poured himself into his work and was applauded for it.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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
Footage of the operation’s aftermath showed dozens of troops applauding an exhausted-looking Drapatiy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In front of an applauding crowd, Starmer said "my work is done" and wished Burnham well.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Everyone in the field started applauding and cheering like something great had just happened.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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