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The applause was more than appreciation for a movie.

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As expected, some of Swift’s more questionable lyrics — many of which were exponentially funnier as clean versions — garnered some chuckles, and “Actually Romantic,” an alleged Charli XCX diss track, notably concluded without applause.

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Royal Air Force paratroopers drew a grand applause after a coordinated display of parachute work that saw them float down to the shores.

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As the session began the audience were asked not to applaud because "cumulatively applause could knock out a whole question," in a hall that was far from full.

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“There’s a tone to applause in movies and TV that I don’t think exists in real life,” Armisen says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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