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admiration

[ad-muh-ray-shuhn] / ˌæd məˈreɪ ʃən /


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The member of the Groundlings main company has made guest appearances throughout the year with the Joes, sometimes catching themselves watching in admiration and forgetting they were in the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Some within Reform, who are full of admiration for Nigel Farage's chutzpah and gift as a communicator, are desperate to see a behind-the-scenes cultural shift that minimises the chances of further embarrassments.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

These are not friends who have effusively expressed admiration for the anime in the past, nor have they been collecting cards past the previously socially acceptable threshold of 13 years old.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

Here his admiration of naval architecture stood him in good stead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Had she glanced at their faces, though, she would have seen not derision but admiration.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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