acclaim

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"Hacks" hit HBO Max in May 2021 to widespread critical acclaim.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

It certainly also helps that chicken thighs, by wide acclaim, are more difficult to cluck up in the kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Both won critical acclaim and, to a degree, commercial success.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Ardern won international acclaim for her handling of the pandemic, although her popularity in New Zealand had soured in the months before she stood down from politics in January 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Were the world just and Swedish-speaking, Scheele would have enjoyed universal acclaim.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson