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hurray

  • a variation of hurrah.
    hurrah
    interjection
    (used as an exclamation of joy, exultation, appreciation, encouragement, or the like.)

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The better view is hurray for the bond market, as investors awake at long last from nearly two decades of financial repression.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Last September, hundreds of people gathered at a court in Shizuoka, a city on Japan's south coast, where a judge handed down the acquittal - to loud cheers of "banzai", or "hurray" in Japanese.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2025

After the missile disappears, Kim celebrates with his two top aides shouting "hurray" and raising their hands.

From Reuters Mar. 25, 2022

No. In Larry’s world, it’s hurray for her.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2021

Well, hurray for the boy from District 3 for putting one over on them, but what am I supposed to do now?

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins