cheer
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A little cheer rose for 79-year-old Hwang Sun-hee after she managed to place an online order at a training session in South Korea, which has one of the world's starkest digital divides for seniors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Meta shares are getting a boost on Wednesday as investors cheer on the company’s latest artificial-intelligence push.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
"I should have talked to the crowd a little, asking them to come back and cheer me on for that match. I'm definitely going to need them," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Many readers have told me that these passages made them laugh in recognition of our shared language of hostility mixed with cheer mixed with save-the-dates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The principal makes some comment, but the cheer that goes up in the hallway drowns out everything.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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It was like a professional wrestling rivalry in which everyone cheers for either the hero or the heel, only there was no pretense to this one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Big cheers to Chelsea Handler for taking up a travel etiquette cause we can probably all agree on: bare feet on planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The sight of Palmer and Rogers warming up had gladdened the hearts of many, turning jeers to cheers.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He seemed unwilling or unable to pass up the chance to listen to the endless, empty flattery coming from the stage, along with the cheers of thousands of rambunctious supporters.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Mets’ first hitter strikes out, and everyone around us cheers.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Admirers cheered that the court had at last vindicated Andrew Johnson.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
In the past couple of months, equity investors cheered soaring profits at big companies, shrugged off jitters in the bond market and nudged megacap tech shares back near records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Investors have cheered the cuts, seeing them as a sign Volkswagen can cut costs to compete with cheaper Chinese rivals.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
After being taken out at halftime, all six players cheered on the backups and joked with each other about everything and nothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
After the shouts died down, Lyra called out that everyone had been cheered but Cherrie.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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Social media platforms are littered with cheering sections gleefully anticipating mass unemployment in creative industries.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
By late 1945, while the U.S. and others were cheering the defeat of Japan, something bigger was brewing in Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Dozens of supporters gathered outside the courthouse during Moniava's hearing, cheering when the respected charity director was released without further pre-trial detention -- often imposed in such cases.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Now I'll be just one of you, always cheering and supporting from the sidelines.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Joe, Frank, and the rest of the Bandits leaped to their feet, cheering and screaming.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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