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applaud

[uh-plawd] / əˈplɔd /


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Three minutes into the game, won 1-0 by the home side, both sets of supporters stood to applaud in memory of Noah, Everton said in a post on X, external.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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

It’s not as easy as it seems, especially for someone you love, and I applaud you for that.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 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

He pouts and whines and I’m afraid he’s going to have an all-out tantrum, and for some reason, because I don’t know what else to do, I applaud.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Industry expert Andrew Jenkinson said that while he "applauds anyone trying to do something different", he did not believe the capsules would gain widespread appeal.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Grimes applauds the couple’s thinking about ways to stay in their home should disability strike, and their willingness to contemplate a move into retirement housing if needed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025

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

"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

Princess Caelia has arrived for her sister’s bout and applauds wildly when Rhyia walks out onto the clover.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Other survivors of child marriage also applauded the new law.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

A smaller number of comments applauded the administration’s plan saying that it would “strengthen kindergarten readiness.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis and Gabrielle Union all applauded Cassius in the comments, calling him an incredible young man.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

As planned, the black residents applauded Brown’s reassertion that Greenberg should not be granted another delay in repairing his properties.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The old halls offered a collective, interactive experience, with fans applauding at the hero's entrance, clapping to romantic songs and shouting at dramatic twists.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

It ended with those same players applauding a large swathe of empty seats, some vacating as early as the 49th minute when Michael Kayode put The Bees 3-0 up.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

No, peptides are not “legal” now, but proponents are applauding the outcome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

My breath quickens, and I’m frozen there on the stage even as the audience stops applauding and the man calls for the next poet to come up.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi




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