congratulate
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Biden reportedly called Cognetti this week to congratulate her on her victory.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
She called in to Thursday’s show to congratulate her husband.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 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
Tradition has it that if we win the home game the day of the Winter Ball, everyone pours out onto the ice to congratulate us.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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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
"Everyone congratulates us. Everyone, even from abroad. I receive emails and WhatsApp messages from everywhere congratulating us for wanting to return to our roots."
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025
Snow congratulates the Peacekeepers on a masterful job, honors them for ridding the country of the menace called the Mockingjay.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Luxon congratulated Hipkins on a "very hard-fought race" before addressing party colleagues, saying "whatever the final count, we are incredibly proud of each and everyone for you".
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
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
"I congratulated him on his victory. We discussed the ways that we would work together," Carney told reporters in Ottawa.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
A few kids congratulated me as I went by.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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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
Jolin said she texted Moore three times in 2025 between September and December, two congratulating him on wins and one unrelated to games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The cost of phone fatigue was not worth the short-term dopamine hit of my bird congratulating me on taking three deep breaths today.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Welsh Conservative Senedd leader Darren Millar wished ap Iorwerth well, congratulating Plaid Cymru for its "formidable election result", which he said was a "huge achievement".
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
She saw them congratulating one another, high joy on the mornings the rice shoots came up.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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