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hurrah

[huh-rah, -raw] / həˈrɑ, -ˈrɔ /


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After a long gap, the franchise returned with different actors for a modern trilogy of Jurassic World movies from 2015 onwards, but the original stars returned for one last hurrah in 2022's Jurassic World Dominion.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

There were 10,000 empty seats that evening, with the band performing for some 25,000 fans who were entirely unaware that they were witnessing The Beatles’ last hurrah before a paying audience.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Outward is ending after eight years, so hosts Bryan Lowder, Christina Cauterucci, and June Thomas reunited for one last hurrah.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Technical indicators paint a picture that’s similar to tech’s last hurrah.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

The last hurrah for the two aging warriors was sounded during a marathon session of the National Security Council on January 6, 1958, when Stassen proposed a new framework for talks with the Soviet Union.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Argentina led by eight early, but the hurrahs ended there.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2021

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Oz: “Excitement is building down here in Melbourne,” hurrahs Eastsidescally.

From The Guardian Jul. 11, 2021

Over the years, he has thrown out the ceremonial first pitch at a Mets game, dined in Manhattan’s finest restaurants and good-naturedly accepted the heckles and hurrahs from the Big Apple’s impassioned horseplayers.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2021

“The speaker is not the ruler of the House of Commons but its servant,” Eleanor Laing, a Conservative candidate, said to hurrahs.

From Washington Post Nov. 4, 2019

“I had their hurrahs before,” said the poor shattered hero; “now I have their hearts!”

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Frederick Whymper




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