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am applauding

  • present progressive
    of applaud (1st person singular).
    applaud
    verb (used without object)
    to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc..

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I am not excusing the tragic errors made by a few physicians; however, I am applauding the phenomenal success rate doctors have managed as technology and new treatments keep advancing and become more complex.

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