praise
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Holmes herself shied from the public eye, making the surprise release of the documentary "You Can See Everything" all the more astonishing when it debuted to high praise at the Telluride Film Festival in September.
From Barron's β Oct. 9, 2026
LACMA’s new Peter Zumthor-designed building opened to the public in April and was greeted with equal parts praise and controversy.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 5, 2026
Now other aspects of the company’s maturity are winning praise on Wall Street.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 5, 2026
Some energy chief executives were quick to praise the legislation and called on Congress to pass the bill before the end of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 30, 2026
“I am what you have made me. Take all the praise, take all the blame; take all the success, take all the failure; in short, take me.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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Today, Martin praises the "really nice community" with "more young families moving in", although soaring rents have pushed out some lower-income residents.
From Barron's β Oct. 9, 2026
He shadowboxes with ostriches and brings in celebrities like Rick Ross and Naomi Campbell for IBA events; he praises Stalin and rides private jets.
From Salon β Sep. 14, 2026
Bachteler praises Burnley's support throughout the process, saying that club doctors "saved her life" and have put her in touch with a respiratory specialist.
From BBC β Sep. 13, 2026
But even when everyone is singing your praises, you can’t let it go to your head, because football has its ups and downs.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 8, 2026
Here I had the diverse citizens of an entire city singing my praises, congratulating me on my achievements, and that made me really think about the power of my story.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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Shauna Parisi, 37, praised the city’s recovery from Friday’s flooding, noting that city crews had worked as late as 10 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 11, 2026
Eliot Prize-winning collection of narrative poetry “The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos”; her haunting accordion-fold elegy, “Nox”; and her widely praised translation of Sappho’s surviving fragments, “If Not, Winter.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 9, 2026
Elon Musk praised the book at the time: “We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
Trump praised his outgoing spokeswoman, saying she had done a "fantastic job" in the role.
From Barron's β Oct. 9, 2026
She is handy at cooking anything living or dead, but heaven be praised, Mother rejected the monkey, with its little dead grin.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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US President Donald Trump on Friday announced the appointment of conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as his new White House press secretary, praising her as a loyal supporter.
From Barron's β Oct. 9, 2026
Screenshots of the new policy have been widely shared and commented on across social media - with some praising it as advancing good manners or "model welfare".
From BBC β Oct. 9, 2026
Fellow stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon issued a statement at the time, praising the women for coming forward and made it clear that they supported them.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 28, 2026
Then, over the weekend, X was filled with posts by people praising their new agent.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 22, 2026
And they started praying and praising the Lord for a phone line.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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