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Set up a chair and blanket just before sunset, and join the chorus of Portlanders oohing and aahing.—Brianna Crane, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024 There was quite a bit of oohing and aahing at the Hotel Thermal in 2023 when the Karlovy Vary film festival opening ceremony started with a curtain being raised and women becoming visible.—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024 Afterward, a wide-eyed Alvarez could be seen oohing and aahing on the Astros’ bench.—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024 People walked out of theaters stunned, oohing and aahing over the shocking ending.—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for aah
When Yoda did come through the entrance with shelter volunteer Linda Miller, there were cheers and oohs and aahs at the sight of the bundle of energy.
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Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
The crowd ooh-ed and ahh-ed as athletes leapt from the tower’s many platforms in a performance to cap off the ceremony, including cliff diver Ellie Smith, Olympians Louganis and Sam Dorman, and children beginning their foray into the sport.
In video shared by The Associated Press, Grassley faces a room of Iowans who are at times shouting in disagreement about some of the Trump administration's policies.
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Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
Chaos ensues when Fred Armisen's auctioneer unveils the painting, prompting everyone else in the room to shout, vomit, and self-harm, including Samberg's then-castmates Bobby Moynihan, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig.
Comment The exclamation mark really is the giveaway.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
Harry Maguire guided the ball home into the opposite corner of the net and sent Old Trafford potty, putting the exclamation mark on the kind of come-from-behind triumph that Manchester United fans will surely never tire of reliving.
In Louisiana, two young infants have died from whooping within the past seven months.
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Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
The Washington child who died of whooping cough had no underlying medical conditions, according to a spokesperson for the Spokane Regional Health District.
The apocalypse doesn’t come roaring in with a bang.
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Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Stock futures were roaring into the green Wednesday after President Trump pulled back from threats to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell — the latest twist in a week of market-moving chaos.
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