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clapping





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There was a telltale uncanniness to it—people clapping too slowly, as if underwater—but there was no disclaimer that it was fake.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The two-time Oscar winner's words were greeted with cheers and clapping from the audience.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

They stood onstage in a circle, clapping out the permutations of shifting meters—7 beats, 6 beats, or 5—that shape the three sections of a then-brand-new piece, “Fluoroscope.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

In Kyiv, an AFP reporter saw protesters clapping and banging the cardboard placards that became a symbol of last summer's anti-government protests, chanting "shame" and "Fedorov".

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

They gathered around me, clapping me on the back and kissing me and stuff Boy, and they say people in New York aren’t friendly!

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman




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