| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Well done!" | LA Times Daily | 28 Oct 2024 |
| "Great work!" | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Oct 2024 |
| "Great work!" | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Aug 2023 |
| 'Really good work!' | New York Times | 09 Oct 2022 |
| 'Way to go!' | New York Times | 26 Jul 2021 |
| 'Well done!' | New York Times | 07 May 2021 |
| 'You did it!' | New York Times | 08 Feb 2021 |
| “Well done!” | Wall Street Journal | 24 Oct 2020 |
| 'Good work!' | USA Today | 13 Apr 2020 |
| 'You nailed it!' | The Washington Post Sunday | 15 Dec 2019 |
| 'Great work!' | Eugene Sheffer | 27 Jun 2019 |
| Ego-boosting words | Newsday | 09 Mar 2019 |
| "Way to go!" | USA Today | 15 Aug 2017 |
| "Way to go!" | ||
| 'Way to go!' | Jonesin | 11 Oct 2016 |
| 'Excellent work!' | The Washington Post | 20 May 2016 |
| 'Way to go!' | Wall Street Journal | 26 Apr 2016 |
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| "Well done!" | ||
| "Great work!" | ||
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| "Way to go!" | ||
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| "Well done!" | ||
| "Good work!" | ||
| "Put it there" |