congratulate
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When they upset the Seattle Seahawks two weeks ago, Johnson took to his keyboard to congratulate the team, tweeting a photo of himself in a luxury box.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The arrival in port came the day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded the Lincoln to congratulate the crew on their mission.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
In fact, she was with her classmates at their 10-year reunion when Rock reached out to congratulate her on winning the role of Misty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"I congratulate Dr. Schmidt and his team for their exceptional achievement and for engaging students as true partners in research that delivers global impact."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Now, there are a lot of excited families here, eager to congratulate you. I suggest you get out there!”
From "George" by Alex Gino
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That he, upon getting punched in the crotch by Johnny Cage, congratulates the latter on having stellar technique makes about as much sense as anything else on offer here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
In one email Ferguson congratulates Epstein on the arrival of a "baby boy", before following up by accusing him of only befriending her "to get to Andrew".
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
"Spain congratulates the new president of Honduras and expresses its full willingness to continue working with the people and government of Honduras," the Spanish foreign ministry said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
A nurse congratulates the family and hands over an administrative packet.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2025
“This is good news,” Emma whispers to me while the rest of my family congratulates Andre on being a somewhat likable person.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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"I congratulated him on his victory. We discussed the ways that we would work together," Carney told reporters in Ottawa.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Carney congratulated the winning candidates in a post on X, saying that voters had "placed their trust" in the government "at this consequential time for Canada."
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Environment Minister David Maynier has congratulated all the agencies involved, saying "illegal wildlife trafficking can only be challenged by a co-ordinated defence of our natural heritage".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
On Saturday I addressed the crew, congratulated them on a magnificent job, and sent them home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Gregor had no intention of opening the door, but congratulated himself on his precaution, acquired from traveling, of locking all doors during the night, even at home.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
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After congratulating the crew on completing thousands of combat missions with “zero casualties, zero flight mishaps, and zero working toilets,” Jost’s Hegseth offered an update on developments back home.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
While comments congratulating the couple flooded Wilkins’ Instagram, comments on their podcast appearance sang a different tune, with one user saying, “Why is the FBI director on a podcast with his girlfriend?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, spoke about the accomplishment as though it were fact, congratulating OpenAI and posting that “AGI has arrived.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The cost of phone fatigue was not worth the short-term dopamine hit of my bird congratulating me on taking three deep breaths today.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
I expect it will be a note from Mr. Daniels congratulating me.
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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