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hurrah

[huh-rah, -raw] / həˈrɑ, -ˈrɔ /


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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

Why the artificial-intelligence advertising spree could be the last hurrah — like the dot-coms in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

The question is whether there is one last hurrah, whether one innings or a wider upturn that can last through to the 2027 World Cup.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

Several people excitedly threw their hats into the air, some shouted what would have been a loud hurrah, and the rest pushed the heavy cannon into place.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster

It was one of the last hurrahs on Highland Avenue before the fire.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2025

Beyoncé is one of the most commercially successful and creatively vibrant pop stars of the 21st century — certainly her arrival would be greeted with hurrahs, no?

From New York Times Mar. 26, 2024

The baseball championship was one of their last hurrahs.

From Seattle Times Aug. 5, 2021

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

From The Guardian Jul. 11, 2021

The sound of the keys, so brilliant, grew dulled as by a tempest voice in distance; not alone the hurrahs, the vivas, but the stir, the crash of the dividing multitude.

From Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 by Sheppard, Elizabeth




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