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hail

noun as in torrent

verb as in honor, salute

verb as in come from; originate

verb as in rain down on

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Though it reached only No. 47 on the Billboard 200 chart, the LP was critically hailed and has since been praised as the formal start of mainstream punk.

A federal judge ruled last week that deployment was unlawful, which Bowser hailed as a move “in the right direction.”

Overseas, European defense stocks fell after the White House hailed progress following peace talks with Ukraine on Sunday.

Christopher Landau, U.S. deputy secretary of state, hailed Paz’s election as a “great moment of rebirth” for Bolivian-U.S. relations, after attending his recent inauguration.

Fan delivered what some critics hailed as a breakthrough performance with her portrayal of a widowed farmer and ritual healer in "Mother Bhumi", a far cry from her usual glamorous roles.

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