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cheers

British  
/ tʃɪəz /

  1. a drinking toast

  2. goodbye! cheerio!

  3. thanks!

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Cheers to the Caraa amenity kit handed out in JetBlue’s Mint business-class seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Cheers erupt whenever favorite moments with the show’s central couple, Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander — played by Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, respectively — come to life around them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

Appeared in the December 11, 2025, print edition as 'Central-Bank Stance Cheers Market'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Cheers and applause rang through Victoria's parliament as lawmakers passed the bill late on Thursday night, a deeply symbolic moment that caused many onlookers to burst into tears.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Cheers began to rise from the semicircle of boats ahead, from the beaches, from the observation train working its way along the shore, and—loudest of all—from the ferryboat chock-full of students.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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