rapturous
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NBA star Kyrie Irving walked out onto a basketball court in southwest China to rapturous applause, his brightly coloured Chinese-made sneakers a vivid statement of domestic sportswear brands' increasing global reach.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
"This has just been magic," she told the crowd, and their rapturous applause signalled that they agreed.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
That redemption arc was met with rapturous applause.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
A rapturous feeling takes over the room, as if all of the disparate identities and backgrounds came together in spiritual tune — the cluster having finally risen.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
International journalists rushed to their Teletypes and flooded the wires, and by the next morning newspapers around the world carried rapturous headlines.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Little Women
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