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clap

[klap] / klæp /




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“We should clap for that,” Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson told the assembled media.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Agents scattered, and one of them appeared to clap.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

When we clap someone on the back, we can, however unintentional, inadvertently be thumping someone else.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Podcasters and YouTube personalities with direct access to Palantir executives use their platforms to clap back at critics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

People clap and “oooh” like Crick is delivering each of them a luxury hovercraft instead of colored juice.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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