as in to announce
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
in exchange for his hefty endorsement fee, the basketball player is expected to cry up that brand of sneaker at every opportunity
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The announcement came on Saturday morning during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, over a year after his last contract extension was announced in June 2024.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Winners would be announced at fairs with ticket holders in the audience.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Are wealth and success all they're cracked up to be?—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Apa and Cline are both cracking up now as Apa drops one more bomb.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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These rankings consider advertised monthly rates for entry-level plans, not including equipment fees or taxes.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tuesday’s event, originally advertised as taking place in a church parking lot roughly a mile from the conference hall, was moved because the church did not want to be affiliated with it, a church employee told the Star-Telegram.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Sep. 2025
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Season 1 of The Studio was critically acclaimed and nabbed 23 nominations at the 77th Emmy Awards.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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Italian actress Sabrina Impacciatore broke out in the states for her role as hotel manager Valentina in season 2 of HBO’s acclaimed The White Lotus.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The mayor and his closest ally in the labor world have been seeking additional CPS funding throughout the district’s budget crisis that blew up much of Johnson’s second year.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Now my parents can log in, scroll to their hearts’ content, and comment on their grandchild’s latest antics without blowing up my phone.—
Daphne Wilder,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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This team is once again dealing with turnover at offensive coordinator, with Kevin Patullo promoted over the offseason to replace Kellen Moore, who is now head coach of the Saints.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Commission was also unimpressed by Jackson continuing to promote SPIS’ data around the location on the pitch and timing of Paqueta’s bookings during the game during cross-examination, despite the fact that the FA had abandoned this evidence.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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His government routinely trumpets declining crime rates as evidence that his model works.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Although Rose is too discreet to trumpet her A-list celebrity following, Rose has for several years been designing and or supplying jewels for singer-songwriters like Madonna, Rihanna and Alanis Morrisette.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The study is the latest knock on a technology, for years promoted by oil and gas industry, that has often been touted as a climate solution.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hamos further touted job creation, congestion reduction, downstate transit assistance and focus on accessibility as key outcomes of the legislation.—
Lou Sandoval,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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