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The same crowd that can’t distinguish home runs from fly balls was chanting his first name throughout the ballpark after just two pitches.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

There was chanting, cheering, singing, and dancing for hours in the lead-up to and throughout the event.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2024

"Breaking down, I hit the floor /All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting, 'More'," she sings on the deceitfully upbeat I Can Do It With A Broken Heart.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024

And when the game finally resumed, about half that crowd was left — and a big portion of that was chanting “Boomer Sooner.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023

He was sitting on the ground, his knees drawn up to his chest, and he was chanting the statement like a mantra, but loudly.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers