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applaud

[uh-plawd] / əˈplɔd /


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Once again, dazed players and staff trudged over to applaud their supporters at Selhurst Park at full-time after throwing away another lead.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

At district events, such as the superintendent’s annual address, they tend to rise and applaud on cue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“I want to applaud you because I have had zero — zero — people reach out to me during this tax season about the IRS,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

“We applaud the industry effort in creating standardized benchmarks,” said Trevor Cook, head of loan operations at Carta, whose systems help investors, fund managers and the companies they back manage data and workflows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

I said out loud, with no one there to applaud me.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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