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adoration

[ad-uh-ray-shuhn] / ˌæd əˈreɪ ʃən /


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Although the hostility between the two brothers was the stuff of rock ’n’ roll legend, the movie suggests that arenas full of adoration ultimately softened both men.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

His Napoli years - the Serie A title in 2024-25 and the adoration that came with it - have turned him into a player who is worshipped in Naples and identified throughout the world.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

He’s not a filmmaker given to false modesty, but how long can you bask in that kind of adoration?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

City fans showed their adoration in abundance and Shaw's team-mates urged her to lap up the attention at the end of extra time after her header ensured a 3-2 victory.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

Gawaine, who now remembered all his adoration for their peculiar mother—an adoration which the queen-witch had wished on each of her sons —rode to the King’s court in gloomy penitence.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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