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Harold Hamm, the founder and chairman of the fracking and shale oil company Continental Resources, whom Trump effusively praised during the session, demurred when Trump asked him if Continental would plunge into the Venezuela market.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

When OpenAI released its long-awaited GPT-5 model in August, it said the model was “less effusively agreeable” and used “fewer unnecessary emojis” than 4o.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

The president effusively complimented Mamdani’s win and predicted success.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

Lawrence appeared on “The Tonight Show” with Smith and praised him effusively.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Rabbit greeted Cal effusively, as a country man always greets an acquaintance in a strange place.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck