as in welcomed
to receive or accept gladly or readily
the studio audience for the infomercial seemed to drink in—a little too readily—every word of the host's spiel
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In collaboration with IndieWire, Dropbox also welcomed the cast and crew of some of the festival’s buzziest premieres, hosting intimate conversations that offered a behind-the-scenes look into their creative process.—
Cat Cardenas,
Variety,
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Greenpeace campaigner Eefje de Kroon welcomed the ruling and said that the organization would carefully monitor how the government implements the court’s orders.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even some mainstream elements of the Republican Party embraced him as a modern folk hero.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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Some of the other contributors Weiss named are known for their research into health and wellness, but sometimes support ideas that are not embraced by the scientific mainstream.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Drank (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drank%20%28in%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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