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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

“We journalists aren’t here to applaud the government.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

“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

I should go out there and stand in front of them and applaud.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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

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

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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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

A few people applauded, much to the annoyance of the players whose games were still in progress and cared not that history had been made just a few feet away.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Gaum gave me an airy little nod, as if applauding my quickness to reply: a conspirator’s nod.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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