thank
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There were loud cheers from the crowds, with many shouting "thank you Bonnie" as her coffin entered the church to the tune of her hit single If I Sing you a Love Song.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
I made the trip to the USS Abraham Lincoln because I wanted to see how its 4,000-plus service members are doing and thank them for their extraordinary resilience in the face of constant pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Yeah, when I was out with Annie before Europe. Just a dress I thrifted. I left it at a cafe by accident, but they had it, thank goodness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
"If they are a bit more generous and say that 'Zhu Rongji did accomplish some practical things', I will thank the heavens."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
I straighten the brim of the new running hat I bought with Dad’s gift certificate, which is not suffocating my scalp, thank goodness, but it does keep riding down my forehead.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Citizens living in the cheap seats cannot beat the plutocrats — but thanks to the stock market, we can join them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Bishop of Dudley is also among those to have thanks the farmers for their actions.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“It all came together thanks to so many people who were involved in this,” Don said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Panettiere’s Claire was at the center of the series’ marketing thanks to the slogan, “Save the cheerleader, save the world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
I mumbled shy thanks while Togbe said, “Mama Kafui, God bless you o!”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Alongside him, Cristian Lara, a 50-year-old merchant, thanked the festival organizers for "blessing" his house with a mural, and stated that there are "new winds of change" in El Salvador.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
She thanked the people of Salford for their "patience and understanding" while emergency services dealt with the incident, adding some properties had been damaged as a result of the man's actions.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
In a star-studded presentation Friday night of Disney’s upcoming films and TV shows, new Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro thanked Disney’s super fans at the D23 fan event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Davis's father Jasper Carrott thanked the public "for the love and concern"
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
We all smiled gratefully and thanked our grandmother when she pulled the tags off our new outfits, handed them to the saleslady, and said, “They’ll be wearing these out.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier posted his gratitude to firefighters and first responders on X, thanking them for "working tirelessly to keep people safe."
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to meet their little brother,” he added, also thanking the military doctors and staff at Walter Reed Medical Center for their care.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
"I've been spending a lot of time with my family. I'm dealing with a cancer diagnosis, and I've been getting treatment, and it's been going really well," he said, thanking his well-wishers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
In recent days, Rodríguez has been visiting field hospitals and thanking a list of some 30 foreign nations for health aid after the disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Doing chores was one way of thanking Mrs. Rappaport for giving her extra help after school.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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