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congratulate

[kuhn-grach-uh-layt, -graj-, kuhng-] / kənˈgrætʃ əˌleɪt, -ˈgrædʒ-, kəŋ- /


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Biden reportedly called Cognetti this week to congratulate her on her victory.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

When they upset the Seattle Seahawks two weeks ago, Johnson took to his keyboard to congratulate the team, tweeting a photo of himself in a luxury box.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The arrival in port came the day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded the Lincoln to congratulate the crew on their mission.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

In fact, she was with her classmates at their 10-year reunion when Rock reached out to congratulate her on winning the role of Misty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Well, first of all, let me congratulate you all on the superb plot twists! I’ll try to add mine to the mix without getting them hopelessly tangled up.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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

"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

After running a device that looks like an ultrasound scanner across our reporter’s stomach, a sound like a heartbeat is heard and "Dr Ruth" congratulates her on being pregnant.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024

When I exit the Block on the far side, a soldier congratulates me, stamps my hand with squad number 451, and tells me to report to Command.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Bass issued a concession statement and congratulated Raman on her victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

In the locker room, the coach was fired up as he congratulated his players on a gritty victory over an NFC North rival that had entered the game undefeated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Mohammad Mokhber, an adviser to Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, congratulated the Houthis on their "resounding victory" on Friday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

OpenAI on Tuesday congratulated the "concurrent work" of Buckmaster and Alpöge, calling it "remarkable."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“I’d have absolutely congratulated him if he had.”

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

On Friday, Vance put out a statement congratulating Miller on his promotion.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

After congratulating the crew on completing thousands of combat missions with “zero casualties, zero flight mishaps, and zero working toilets,” Jost’s Hegseth offered an update on developments back home.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, spoke about the accomplishment as though it were fact, congratulating OpenAI and posting that “AGI has arrived.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"It was all good attention though - everyone was dead nice and congratulating us!"

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Soon, I covered up with her blanket and pretended to snore, congratulating myself the whole time.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall


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