root for
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"She's going to do well, and we all root for Britney," Goldstein told reporters.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
The audience will root for him, yes, but they won’t have any understanding of who Davidson is as a person.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
It is not difficult to empathize with someone who has been wronged, or to root for him or her when reprisals are made.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The Final Four in men’s and women’s basketball is scheduled for this weekend, and Southern California has two players to root for who were high school graduates from the area.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
I root for her, and I feel like that must help because someone pops on a Wagner CD, although I don’t know that the rousing “Ride of the Valkyries” is what I had in mind.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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