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clap

[klap] / klæp /




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Peeves include contestants who don’t clap for their competitors or make faces when they whiff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"Wait, wait, wait... we're home to Chelsea?" says Reynolds in disbelief during the video, before the pair clap and high five each other after the news sinks in.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

And we would be right to laugh or clap back more often, retaliating against those towns that take themselves too seriously.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Agents scattered, and one of them appeared to clap.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

We were waked up some time in the middle of the night by a clap of thunder and a deluge of rain.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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