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claque

people employed to applaud a performance (or deride that of a rival);
a group of followers or fawning admirers; sycophants

Sightings:

Applause specialists

The night the Butterfly bombed

Holy war tactics against the First Amendment
(explore the URL to see what Warhol's will supports)

On the set with David Duchovny
(explore the URL for more fan pages)

Wishing global warming away

A social history of the Judy Queens

Christian politics in Russia
(explore the URL for more articles)

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The Invisible Man and the critics
(explore for more source documents from the '50s)

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