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exclamation

[ek-skluh-may-shuhn] / ˌɛk skləˈmeɪ ʃən /


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Last week added an exclamation point: Moderna more than doubled in a single session after its mRNA cancer vaccine, developed with Merck, cleared a late-stage melanoma trial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Five friends lined up next to one another, their chests painted red, each with a different character in white: S, E, L, L and an exclamation point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

I asked the guy wearing the exclamation point on his chest whether he thought the protests would have any impact upon Moreno.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

The rally puts an exclamation point on the stock’s turnaround this month, as the narrative around how AI would affect many software stocks seems to have reversed to positive from negative.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

At that Gandalf sat up and gripped the arms of his chair; but he said nothing, and with a look stopped the exclamation on Pippin’s lips.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

But moments later came sighs of relief and exclamations of joy, as word got around that Nene had secured her historic victory.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“The fake niceness in mom chats, the smiley faces and exclamations, is reputation management,” says Santorelli.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

The silver mechanical creature then starts thrashing around violently, to gasps and exclamations from spectators at the installation, designed to probe humanity's relationship with increasingly realistic machines.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

As they listened to celebratory speeches, the audience erupted into joyful exclamations: "Mercy!"

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2024

After kisses, em braces, and exclamations about how much we had grown, Father took my brothers and me for a walk.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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