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appreciation

[uh-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / əˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /




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Mantello, who found an early home with the off-Broadway company Naked Angels, had an appreciation for what he called her “ensemble-based way of working.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Sandisk’s products played into a more volatile market landscape, but were perhaps not getting the investor appreciation they deserved while part of a diversified company.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

And my values, our values, democratic values, should dictate that our love for you and appreciation for your rights should be the same.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

For the ninth consecutive month, inflation outpaced national home price appreciation, the survey said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

To the First Baptist Church of Cold Sassy he left “the sum of one dollar in appreciation of its kindness in the matter of my son-in-law Campbell Williams’s funeral.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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