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ovation

[oh-vey-shuhn] / oʊˈveɪ ʃən /


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Sunday's game against Bournemouth was his 50th appearance of the season and he was given a standing ovation when withdrawn in the second half.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

He received a long ovation after getting 132 votes, with no member voting against him and one abstaining, according to the session's presiding member Ismael Diallo.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

He felt how people loved him, the standing ovation from the actions.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

At those prices, “you’d better laugh, give it a standing ovation, applaud, put it on Yelp and Google—the whole works,” said producer and theater communications executive Jay Michaels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The standing ovation that he received at the Watermelon Feed wasn’t particularly surprising.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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