acclaim
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Even “Severance,” which earned critical acclaim and awards recognition after its long-awaited second season, sparked debate among viewers about whether it matched the precision and novelty of its first.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
"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
He wheeled away after the ball hit the back of the Celtic net, saluting the fans, applauding their support as he drank in the acclaim.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
The instant and worldwide acclaim that greeted the birth of Der Rosenkavalier in 1911 seemed to underline the two-hundred-year Austro-German dominance of classical music that had begun with J. S. Bach.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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