rooting
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Although I left Salon a decade ago, I’ve never stopped rooting for it.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Carrie is an upsetting character that you wind up rooting for almost in spite of yourself,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
For the first time in three years, Los Angeles faces a Fall Classic with no rooting interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The 68-year-old said she "looks forward to interesting new projects down the line, and will always be rooting for CNN and maintaining its history of independent journalism. Remember: always be truthful, not neutral".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
If a team I was rooting for had a good chance of losing, I was upset.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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