rapt
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The tears, Sherman reassured her rapt audience, were “largely exhaustion.”
From Slate • May 1, 2026
It's now 24 years since Rhona Martin delivered the Stone of Destiny in Salt Lake City, watched by millions of rapt viewers at dark o'clock in the UK.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Former skipper Joe Root was equally rapt to finally get a win on Australian soil, but acknowledged it came too late with the Ashes already lost.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
He told the CBC that it took hundreds of attempts to capture these slow-burning masterworks, and all these years later, hygge-seekers remain rapt.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
Lanning leaned back in his seat, and there was the rapt silence of challenge and response between them, and then the old roboticist shook his head.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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