applaud
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“Let the pregnant women live a little more. We need to just applaud them, praise them and give them a little more respect.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Whilst we applaud this target, it is clear to us that investors will not assume this to be credible until VW makes more positive progress,” said Hendrikse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
It’s not as easy as it seems, especially for someone you love, and I applaud you for that.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Toward the end of the performance Raul stood and gestured to the crowd that they should stand and applaud.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The stewards of something uncomfortable, burdensome, which they hated because, living outside the realm of history, there was no one to applaud their value and they themselves failed to understand it.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
A fiction writer herself, she applauds Austen’s minimalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
When I arrive at Sudan’s new place for this interview and photo shoot, having heard the vision months earlier while sitting in her old house after a party, my heart applauds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
The LA County Probation Department, which runs Los Padrinos, said in a statement that it "fully supports and applauds" the attorney general's office for the indictments.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
"It's like attending your own funeral and even the mourners are like 'woo-hoo!' I can't imagine anything that would be more uncomfortable, standing there while the crowd applauds your opponent."
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
The boy next to me applauds, and that makes a few other kids clap.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
The Department of Angels, a fire victims group formed after the January 2025 blazes, applauded the county’s action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Many in the audience laughed and applauded, when they should have gasped or moaned.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
Video published by the Russian government showed trucks from both sides crossing the bridge, as crowds lining the road applauded.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Is such entrepreneurial go-getting to be applauded, or is it excessive youthful chutzpah?
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“That’s very well put,” applauded Major Sanderson, who wore squeaking GI shoes and had charcoal-black hair that stood up almost straight.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
The old halls offered a collective, interactive experience, with fans applauding at the hero's entrance, clapping to romantic songs and shouting at dramatic twists.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The audience, which was heavily pro-Bass, eventually started applauding more and more of Raman’s responses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
She emerged from the weekend with half the media world and a chorus of Hollywood celebrities wildly applauding her bravery.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Footage of the operation’s aftermath showed dozens of troops applauding an exhausted-looking Drapatiy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The audience was applauding the choir, which had just finished.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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