warm reception

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Plus, Graham Platner gets a warm reception at a Maine town hall, and another Democrat proposes a bill to restrict how the Pentagon uses AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Woodland received a warm reception from the crowd down the stretch, which turned to rapturous applause and chants of "Gary, Gary" as he sank his putt for victory.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Minutes later, Villaraigosa swapped his black and white Veja sneakers and jeans for dress shoes and a suit for the church service in Compton, at which an overwhelmingly Black audience gave him a warm reception.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

This one has generally been met with a warm reception since the mayoral couple let the cat out of the bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Richard felt slightly overwhelmed by the warm reception, by the neighbors who trailed in and said, “Good afternoon, nno, welcome,” as if they did not even think about minding that he had come uninvited.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie