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[cheer] / tʃɪər /






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A loud cheer went up and huge celebrations erupted with the protesters singing, dancing, shouting slogans and handing out sweets.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

When James Duval, a veteran of six Araki projects, often as the director’s stand-in, arrives on-screen it feels like an applause break for fans to cheer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

"We're going to cheer for Spain," said Juan Camilo Abusaid, a 28-year-old finance worker in Bogota.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing posted its fifth straight quarter of record earnings earlier today, but that wasn’t enough to cheer investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

They were all trying to cheer him up, but it couldn't be done.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Car horns, fireworks, vuvuzelas and cheers echoed through cities and towns long after the final whistle.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

His statement was met with cheers and applause.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Thiero delivered a breakaway windmill dunk in the second quarter Friday that brought cheers from the fans, a moment in which the second-year Lakers forward displayed his athleticism.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

And cheers to American Airlines and AT&T for making that video airlines and airports make us watch in exchange for free Wi-Fi at least entertaining.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Now there were huge cheers, and he had to wait before adding his closing.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The number everyone cheered described a world that ended a week before it was published.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

The author recalls how the “astonishing numbers of people who got in their cars, crawled through traffic, sat in massive crowds, cheered and bought some campaign swag” proved something unique was going on.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

But when the final whistle blew on this year’s World Cup finale and three-quarters of the packed house at Chapter One: The Modern Bistro cheered wildly, I realized I was finally, truly a soccer fan.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

For Djokovic, cheered loudly as he exited the court, the wait to surpass Margaret Court and claim sole ownership of the all-time record for most Grand Slam singles titles won goes on.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

As a reward for all their hard work, I spun my wheel as fast as my legs would go, and they all cheered.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

Mazariegos was cheering at a World Cup final watch party that doubled as a fundraiser.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Flavio, touching his arm, declared to a cheering crowd in a Sao Paulo warehouse.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Advanced Micro Devices is further entrenching itself with Big Tech customers — and investors are cheering even without knowing the financial details of the company’s latest deal extension.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Investors have been cheering the raging bull market for years—three years and nine months, to be precise—with the S&P 500 having more than doubled during that period.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

As the Erebus and the Terror pulled away from the dock and the cheering grew even louder, one observer became overwhelmed by what was taking place before him.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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