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exclamation

[ek-skluh-mey-shuhn] / ˌɛk skləˈmeɪ ʃən /


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He would put an exclamation on his career in Monday’s championship, as Princeton recovered from that 0-3 deficit to go on an 11-goal streak of its own and take a commanding 11-3 lead.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

The rally puts an exclamation point on the stock’s turnaround this month, as the narrative around how AI would affect many software stocks seems to have reversed to positive from negative.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

Stafford bravely let our first newspaper prototype go, and there was a collective sigh of relief and joyous exclamation when our kite flew.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2026

“All that did was put an exclamation point on it,” Brunner said.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

It puzzled me to think why he was doing this; but at the instant I heard Harker’s quick exclamation as he woke to partial consciousness, and turned to the bed.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The silver mechanical creature then starts thrashing around violently, to gasps and exclamations from spectators at the installation, designed to probe humanity's relationship with increasingly realistic machines.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

The pastrami sandwiches at Katz’s Delicatessen are iconic, but Meg Ryan’s impassioned exclamations at the deli in “When Harry Met Sally” may be even more iconic.

From Salon Dec. 17, 2025

There will be no exclamations of “Yippee-ki-yay” and you know what because this is still Hallmark, but the network has stepped up its action/adventure offerings.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2024

For listeners, it was Rashid's ability to stir profound exclamations - of love, devotion and reverence - that set him apart.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2024

"He has the map of the Mountain," Jiller said again to Strong Jonn, ignoring the exclamations of the crowd.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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