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"There were a group of lads there from Leeds by the pool idolising him and they were saying 'I can't believe you're doing this to a superstar'," said Jackson.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

Soon, there was a generation of creators who had grown up idolising Hollywood and hip-hop, says Hye Seung Chung, associate professor of Korean Film Studies at the University of Buffalo.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

Caroline Weir, Erin Cuthbert and co. were signing autographs and taking selfies with the young, idolising Scotland fans as they usually do post-match on Friday night.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

"I grew up idolising those guys, stood at the side of the pitch, drying balls for them, looking at them towering over me and thinking 'that is where I want to be one day'."

From BBC • May 12, 2023

“Poor old Charley Napier!” as he was affectionately entitled by those who served under his flag—officers and men alike, the latter especially almost idolising him for he was ever a good friend to them.

From Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant by Greene, John B.