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clap

[klap] / klæp /




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Teachers at these schools clap and snap to establish order and obedience.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“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

Next, drop the “Icka Backa” section, and recite only the “my mother” section, while maintaining the steady beat clap throughout.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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