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[cheer] / tʃɪər /






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On Wednesday night, she joined thousands of people just outside Atlanta for a rally to cheer on the senator as former President Barack Obama campaigned for Democrats.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Hey, LeBron, just because you have a helicopter and you live in New York doesn’t mean we’re gonna cheer for you,” one fan yelled, according to NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

A huge cheer erupted as a senior teacher unlocked the hulking front door and poked her head out into the street.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

We were Seattle Seahawks fans, and we could usually find a few other loyalists in blue and green to cheer with us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

All the Latinx students in the auditorium let out a big cheer.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

He pumped his chest a few times, drawing cheers from the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

This was met with cheers from the audience, who were hearing What Is Enough for the first time.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Man, it feels good to be home," Vance said to cheers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

More horrifying still, his statement was met by extended cheers from his exuberant audience of nearly 6,000 people who showed up in Nebraska on Oct.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

The newsrooms of the Times and the Post burst into cheers.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Peptide company executives and trade groups cheered the news Wednesday, publicly thanking Kennedy and President Trump for what they say is a win for patient control over their medical care.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“As the costumed performers cheered across the stage, MCR frontman Gerard Way told the crowd, ‘Thank you, Dallas.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

But the momentum helped lift the company’s stock by 5.6% on Thursday, as investors cheered its better-than-expected first-quarter results.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

“We have the opportunity to do something different in these next 250 years,” she continued as the audience clapped and cheered.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

At this supreme moment, the people cheered the man who, after a shaky start in office, learned how to command armies, brought down slavery, and become a most eloquent and moving speaker.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

According to her Vente Venezuela party, she tried several times to return but was blocked -- before she appeared Sunday at a church in the city of Barquisimeto surrounded by cheering supporters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Brewers World Series pitcher Logan Henderson grew up cheering for the Astros, but he reluctantly concedes their cheating scandal alters the 2017 title.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Of course, Hurts has a cheering section, but their voices are often drowned out by the chorus and echoes of criticism.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

"We provide emotional support, like cheering them up, taking their photo or telling jokes. It's really a service based on companionship," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Larsen was his second, he was being paid $700—equivalent to about $5,000 today—and Bobby expected him to be something of a cheering squad, or at least not a public Cassandra.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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