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cheer

[cheer] / tʃɪər /






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The holidays are not necessarily a time of goodwill and cheer if you are working in retail.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The rank and file relieved to have a leader they can cheer.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

In the Facebook and Telegram channels, believers share their stories of physical suffering and cheer each other on.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

We cheer when anyone unjustly imprisoned breathes free air again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Then Audrey tried to cheer her up by bringing snacks or funny books, but that hadn’t worked, either.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

As he stepped toward the seated council, the former Minnesota Viking was arrested by police and carried away, to cheers from supporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

After giving flowers to the cast and thanking the audience for showing up, Glyman delivered a line that earned him ample cheers far beyond the rows of yellow-lanyard–sporting Ramp employees seated near me.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Alongside the normal applause and cheers, they were greeted with a chant that isn't a regular from the songbook.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Pope Leo XIV rode down the French capital's iconic Champs-Elysees avenue in his popemobile on Saturday to the cheers of huge crowds of faithful, ahead of a giant open-air mass.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

After the cheers died down, Mrs. Brisbane went out in the hall and waved.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

Partygoers drank champagne and snacked on miniature lobster rolls, and cheered when Jaguar played a video of the Type 01 driving through the streets of Manhattan and appearing to arrive at the venue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The demolition has begun at Bengaluru's Urvashi Cinema, once a 1,200-seat movie palace where generations of filmgoers cheered and whistled, another casualty of India's vanishing single-screen era.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Huge crowds cheered and waved as he rode down the Champs-Élysées Avenue greeting followers from his open-topped popemobile.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

I have cheered for them in almost all of their games, even after they made me cry by moving to St. Louis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

She would cheer him up, just like she cheered up Tony.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

"People would be cheering, jumping on the seats, even throwing money at the screen," Chaturvedi said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

"I'm excited to keep uplifting my friends and cheering them on as they reach for the Moon. Together, we'll keep pushing boundaries and inspiring the next giant leap."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Robbie told fans outside his hotel he was "broken-hearted" and held a brief singalong with the cheering crowds.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Please delete this,” she urged French on X. “This post breaks my heart. I see college kids cheering on their football team. I see Texans.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

The world-famous cosmonaut was too busy traveling the world, greeting cheering crowds and dining with dignitaries.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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