acclaim
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Ken Kwapis, a TV veteran and director of “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” making his first documentary, creates an insightful, empathetic portrait of their unlikely trajectory to cult acclaim.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Both won critical acclaim and, to a degree, commercial success.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 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
In December 1931, they colluded with the Turks to prevent Abdulmejid from attending a global summit of Muslim leaders in Jerusalem, where his foreign supporters had planned to acclaim him caliph.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Over the decades, without much acclaim beyond his community and the world of high school theater, Volpe has transformed lives, thousands of them.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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