as in to crack up
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Here, Lauren Houser, vice president of marketing at cleaning solutions company Zep in Atlanta, Georgia, highlights six common hacks that really aren't all they're cracked up to be.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026 -
The camera cut to O’Leary cracking up in the audience.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2026
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What a blessing, when a man’s only business was to lean forward and listen, to determine whether this was a moment to stand and clap or sit and nod.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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After securing victory on the final day, the wrestler induced the audience to clap during his post-match interview, thereby prematurely releasing the Heisei deities from service, according to Shinto beliefs.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Later in the year, local craft beer fans can look forward to spring’s Sentinel Star Stout, along with Bavar’s Breaking News, a summertime California common saluting reporter Emily Bavar, who broke the news of Disney World’s impending arrival in Central Florida.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Royal Air Force performed a fighter-jet flyover of central London, as guns saluted from Hyde Park and the Tower.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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The war has torn up a fifth of the country, but even with scant, erratic assistance, Ukrainians must emerge from the dust, to be applauded by the West, and go it close-to-alone again.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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But Everton were applauded off the field and fans who remained at the end sang in support of their team.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Before the game, when the Lancers were warming up, the football players cheered every Parker miss.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Hasselbeck, with her old name and way before Rosie O’Donnell and Fox News, is cheering at a challenge.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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His kudo was introduced by none other than Barry Diller, who gave the honoree a few jabs before hailing his success in building his Blumhouse studio as an independent operation.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Nor will those celebrating on the streets of Tehran who are rightly hailing what looks to them like a very helpful blow in the direction of winning their own personal freedoms, although that group is by no means all of Iran’s 93 million people.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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In a statement on Friday, Lamont praised Quiros’ record as commissioner and thanked him for his years of service.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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Pennsylvania senators praise decision to strike Iran Democratic Senator John Fetterman took to X (formerly Twitter) to praise the operation.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Speaking with Spanish language sports publication Diario Deportivo Diez the day after the Honduran club football’s worst defeat in CONCACAF, Bubara lauded LAFC for the 6-1 destruction.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Loewe lauded his willingness to experiment, and to move between independent cinema and larger productions.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Rise (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rise%20%28to%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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