greeted
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My greeter, a lovely woman named Sabina, greeted my 84-year-old mom and me shortly after we deplaned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
But his move to America in 1987 was initially greeted with disdain by the Los Angeles Times, who wrote him off as an "unknown British Shakespearean actor."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
A segment of travelers, meanwhile, has greeted the uproar with the particular delight of people who have spent years paying cleaning charges while being handed lists of chores.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
"It's good fun, it's interesting, every day can change," said Nicola Boyd, who runs the helideck, and greeted us as we struggled out of our lifejackets and survival suits.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
She managed to glide to earth and made a crash landing on a hillside, where local people greeted her armed with pitchforks, sticks, and rifles—they’d thought her falling plane might be a German fighter.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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