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Malinin was among those in the crowd who gave Liu - the alt girl with her iconic halo hair and lip piercing - a standing ovation as she wrote herself into Olympic folklore.
From BBC
As for the Munich speech, Mr. Rubio earned a standing ovation from European notables.
Her mother was watching from the finish line, and Shiffrin got a rousing ovation from the crowd when she finished her run.
From Los Angeles Times
When “The Voice of Hind Rajab” premiered at the Venice Film Festival, it received a 22-minute ovation.
From Los Angeles Times
And yet it was all delivered in a way that earned him a standing ovation from the assembled Euro-elites.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
