standing ovation
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Dressed in a white top, pink skirt and matching shoes, Williams arrived on court to cheers and a standing ovation from the capacity crowd in the Andy Murray Arena.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Saglimbene also thinks SpaceX’s bid for mom-and-pop investors will spill over into the Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs if SpaceX gets a standing ovation.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 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
Petrie has already taken her campaign into Edinburgh's city chambers, where she won a standing ovation from councillors.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
The moment the play ends, the audience in Connellsville bursts into a thunderous roar, then a sustained standing ovation.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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