In contrast with the initial, triumphant statements, the Syrian military was silent on the latest battles in Aleppo.
In the past, failed attacks on senior Qaeda officials have been followed by triumphant statements from the group calling attention to the failure, while news about the death of Qaeda members tends to circulate in channels monitored by American intelligence.
The IAAF president, Sebastian Coe, struck a conciliatory tone, saying: "While we are thankful our rules and our power to uphold our rules and the anti-doping code have been supported, this is not a day for triumphant statements.
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The days between are filled with a list of media events and supportive statements, beginning with a triumphant announcement from the Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, that the cabinet has agreed a deal.
In contrast, Christie's statement on the veto was not triumphant, but defensive.
"On behalf of the government of Canada, I extend my best wishes to the Winnipeg Jets for a triumphant return to the N.H.L.," Harper said in a statement published Thursday that conveyed the epochal significance of the event.
Drawing on rhetoric usually reserved for the end of a lengthy war, Theresa May's budget statement last week was supposed to represent the triumphant end of austerity.
His arrest in Poland, however, demonstrates again that cybercriminals can run, but they cannot hide from justice," Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell said in a statement that you can only really describe as triumphant.
