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We should be hesitant to place halos around the heads of people we admire, just as we shouldn’t totally condemn those with whom we disagree.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The series never asked us to admire chefs simply because they were famous.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

Dry stone waller Joe Hanlon says people "admire the fact that it takes a bit of time"

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Should I admire them greatly, or is there some underlying dynamic that reveals this all to be kind of pathetic?

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

We would walk through its tree-lined campus, peek into college classrooms, and admire its magnificent chapel with its vaulted ceiling, grand columns, and multicolored stained glass.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Macron invited him to a formal dinner to be held at the one place Trump admires most in the world, other than Mar-a-Lago and Trump Tower: the Palace of Versailles.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Plus, Hodin, 37, a freelance writer who chronicled her “groomzilla” experience for Vogue, admires his gold-plated tastes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

The low-budget film stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette as a man who makes a sinister bargain to win the affections of the woman he admires -- and must bear the consequences.

From Barron's ● May 17, 2026

Kwon admires her ability to construct situations that “linger and linger,” prompting her to often ask: What would I do?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

She smooths the paper and then admires it like a work of art.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

"I have always admired the coach," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

This referred to the combination of aggressive monetary easing, fiscal stimulus and structural reforms under assassinated former premier Shinzo Abe, a figure greatly admired by Japan's first woman leader Takaichi.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Still—you knew this was coming—I admired the madness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Growing up in Derby, England, he admired films like “Citizen Kane” and “Taxi Driver” because they centered on “characters you don’t completely understand.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

When Jane and Elizabeth were alone, the former, who had been cautious in her praise of Mr. Bingley before, expressed to her sister how very much she admired him.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

The documentary features admiring poets as well as Stephen Colbert, a huge Oliver fan, and the irreverent and colorful John Waters, a longtime friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Everyone's admiring everyone and it feels like such a safe place to be, it's so heartwarming."

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Mr. Ackroyd is admiring of Auden’s poetic accomplishment, from his recondite early work to the later, more conversational and religiously inspired verses that some critics have disliked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

And social media brimmed with foreign fans admiring the US way of life.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

“When’d they put this here?” he remarked, admiring the three-story structure with gracefully arched windows and a strongly detailed roofline.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein