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The longest ovation of all came when he pledged to "use this job to build the kind of Britain my dad wanted to see – and fight with everything I've got to keep it together".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
In Venice, the film received a standing ovation that lasted more than 24 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
After its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last week, "NAZA" received a record-breaking 25-minute ovation and later won the special jury prize.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
She was greeted by a standing ovation when she took the stage for her acceptance speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
At the end, I am the first to lead the standing ovation.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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The young Pakastani left the fielding to the warmest ovations.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Standing ovations are almost de rigueur in formal Washington, but I don’t think I ever heard one of such prolonged intensity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Thousands of supporters of Rama’s party holding Albanian and European Union flags greeted his speech with ovations.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Pedro Almodóvar didn’t know the finer points of film festival standing ovations when he first showed a movie in competition at Cannes in 1999.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
In the post office, in the plaza, or in the beauty shop where she worked, Felicia could have earned standing ovations and showers of red carnations.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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