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Answer for the clue "Acclaim paper regularly imported into a cricket ground ", 8 letters:
approval

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing(,) or event meets requirements. 2 An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones. 3 (context ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" [syn: blessing , approving ] [ant: disapproval ] a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an approval/popularity rating ▪ His popularity rating remains high. final decision/say/approval etc ▪ We can advise the client, but in the end it is he who has the final say . ▪ Is that your final answer ? given...seal ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1680s, from approve + -al (2). According to OED, "Rare bef. 1800; now generally used instead of" approvance (1590s, from French aprovance ).

Usage examples of approval.

New Riviera was entirely too accommodating to imported species to allow anything out into the wild without official approval, where it would like as not reproduce and thrive like mad.

Likewise a woman needs trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement.

The more she is able to express herself, the more she feels heard and understood, and the more she is able to give a man the loving trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement that he needs.

She is able to respond with greater love, trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement.

She gazed at him with new approval when she stopped, the lush, responsive tissues of her dark face turning darker still and blooming somnolently with a swelling and beautifying infusion of blood.

It has become clear that the authorities, far from granting the approvals Bootstrap is seeking, were in fact moving to close down the operation completely.

He accepted a goblet of mulled wine from the bottler, snuffing the aroma and grunting his approval.

Her brother expressed his approval, while she replaced her mask over her face, in order to conceal her confusion.

The old man winked his eyes expressively, which we may remember was his only way of expressing his approval.

Hilde still refused to give her approval to it, but when Konstanze started making her own designs for a mermaid costume, the maid had been unable to resist taking charge.

When Messire himself appeared, he stopped to acknowledge a roar of approval, one hand on the doorpost, the other waving in elegant response.

Less partisan onlookers shouted their approval too as Mistal nudged Temar.

The throng roared out in enthusiastic approval, but Mongo only arched his brow, cupping his hand to his ear.

I told him that if he were willing, in case the United States, with France and Germany and some of the smaller nations, would establish a common standard for gold and silver, to declare that the step would have the approval of England, and that, although she would maintain the gold standard alone for domestic purposes, she would make a substantial and most important contribution to the success of the joint undertaking, that it would insure the defeat of the project for silver monometallism, from which England, who was so largely our creditor, would suffer, in the beginning almost as much as we would, and perhaps much more, and would avert the panic and confusion in the business of the world, which would be brought about by the success of the project.

Stavely and her CSM were aggressively opposed to American approval of Montayne, arguing that the drug might be unsafe and should be given more prolonged testing.