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clap

[klap] / klæp /




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After that public dressing down, “we made it our mission to make sure he could clap next time,” says Scott.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“We should clap for that,” Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson told the assembled media.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Agents scattered, and one of them appeared to clap.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Once the procession is over, members of the public are allowed up the narrow staircase to the gallery, passing stern signs warning them not to clap.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Whenever a plane travels that fast, it creates a shock wave called a sonic boom that sounds like a loud clap of thunder.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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