adulation
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Although the strange oppressiveness of collective adulation isn’t new, it is becoming far more ubiquitous – and insidious – in the attention economy.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Pizza popped up as often as pate on plates, while one caterer from La Reunion has won social media adulation for his gifts of cari, a spicy dish popular on the Indian Ocean island.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Presumably they were hoping for more than this, since the proposal has been met with raised eyebrows rather than adulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
On Sunday, after soaking up the adulation of his team, fighting back tears on the podium, he revealed what he had gone through to get back to the place he belongs.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Despite the adulation of the guys at school, he felt as if there was some kind of dis-tance between him and the fellows.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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