applaud
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Following the full-time whistle Jones, Szoboszlai and later Tsimikas argued with each other as the team walked across the pitch to applaud supporters.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
As he drove near the giveaway event on his tractor on Tuesday, visitors began to applaud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Personally, I applaud the president and his family, at least for their chutzpah.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
I applaud you for standing by your decision to give half of this house to your brother.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
The dancers scatter and my fellow passengers applaud wildly.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
A fiction writer herself, she applauds Austen’s minimalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
When I arrive at Sudan’s new place for this interview and photo shoot, having heard the vision months earlier while sitting in her old house after a party, my heart applauds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
The LA County Probation Department, which runs Los Padrinos, said in a statement that it "fully supports and applauds" the attorney general's office for the indictments.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
Most researchers in the green electronics field are searching for alternatives to the rare and expensive materials used in electronic circuitry, so Santato applauds Nair and the team for targeting the underlying circuit board instead.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 24, 2024
He sets up a folding aluminum chair in front of the garage doors and applauds as I take the stage on the oil-stained concrete floor.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
Some of those U.S. companies applauded the new tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
He denied his absence was political, though some Dodgers fans applauded the decision anyway.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Barajas spat, looking back at Lopez as spectators applauded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
He was warmly applauded by participants and supporters of the games, and tried his hand at pickleball and wheelchair rugby.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Columbus then counted ten over the prostrate Nelson, and again the ten other penguins applauded.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
She emerged from the weekend with half the media world and a chorus of Hollywood celebrities wildly applauding her bravery.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Footage of the operation’s aftermath showed dozens of troops applauding an exhausted-looking Drapatiy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
This season is over, and the sooner Lakers fans accept the inevitability while applauding the effort.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
The wistful, lovely song is accompanied by weird visuals of the aliens, who look like praying mantises, admiring the human specimen through the room’s windows, applauding when she goes to the bathroom and taking pictures.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
Ron and Hermione, caught by surprise, stared at Harry, then laughed and started applauding hard with the rest of the crowd.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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