congratulate
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In 2013, Epstein received an automated note from LinkedIn that he should congratulate Clark for her new role as CEO of Female Algorithm Technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"I want to congratulate my good friend Bob Iger and Josh Kushner on their purchase of the Los Angeles Lakers!"
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
"I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for US Senate," Stevens said in a statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
I’d like to congratulate Mel Brooks on making it to the age of 100, but I’m not sure I want to duplicate his achievement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
As people joined them, many came up to Moss to say hello, to shake his hand, to congratulate him for what he had accomplished.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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That he, upon getting punched in the crotch by Johnny Cage, congratulates the latter on having stellar technique makes about as much sense as anything else on offer here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
In one email Ferguson congratulates Epstein on the arrival of a "baby boy", before following up by accusing him of only befriending her "to get to Andrew".
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
"Spain congratulates the new president of Honduras and expresses its full willingness to continue working with the people and government of Honduras," the Spanish foreign ministry said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
A nurse congratulates the family and hands over an administrative packet.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2025
Snow congratulates the Peacekeepers on a masterful job, honors them for ridding the country of the menace called the Mockingjay.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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When he called to object, he said, agents congratulated him on his upgrade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Al-Marimi is alleged to have claimed he was later congratulated in person by the late Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi, for carrying out "a great national duty" against the Americans.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Most European countries eventually congratulated Spain for handling the crisis quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Kaye congratulated the client and a wave of applause filled the courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The other boys ignored me as they congratulated Tatlock and speculated as to how much they would be paid.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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"The tide is turning," Sanders posted on X, congratulating Kiros for her "extraordinary victory" over a 30-year incumbent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Spalding was with Mirabal and headed home to share the moment with his parents when he received a text from the MIT volleyball coach walking out the door congratulating him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
"Just want to say a big shoutout to all the people who have been messaging me, congratulating me on the 153," O'Sullivan said in a video posted on X.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
In a message congratulating Mojtaba on his appointment Sunday, Hassan Khomeini—the grandson of the Islamic Republic’s founding ayatollah—offered “condolences on the martyrdom of your beloved father, who was a model of jihad and martyrdom.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
“Get dressed,” he ordered her, congratulating himself on his alertness.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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