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clap

[klap] / klæp /




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"Wait, wait, wait... we're home to Chelsea?" says Reynolds in disbelief during the video, before the pair clap and high five each other after the news sinks in.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Agents scattered, and one of them appeared to clap.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

When we clap someone on the back, we can, however unintentional, inadvertently be thumping someone else.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Podcasters and YouTube personalities with direct access to Palantir executives use their platforms to clap back at critics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Madge high-fives me, and even though I’m wearing my earmuffs, the clap of our hands against each other makes me quickly shut my eyes.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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