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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

Once the procession is over, members of the public are allowed up the narrow staircase to the gallery, passing stern signs warning them not to clap.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

I swing my arms and clap like Webb when he’s coaching third.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner




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