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Noun
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The two tell me with mirth and kindness that the question is quite a faux pas.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
1 July 2025 -
Metzler did a wonderful job blending misery and mirth in Maid, a series that was an often-downbeat class critique in which bursts of satire worked as a release valve.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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The only yells Lee got on Saturday afternoon at Target Field were screams of jubilation from his teammates after his bunt up the first base line scored Byron Buxton and sent the Twins to a 6-5 walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Rays.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
5 July 2025
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Kentucky's tardiness in embracing emancipation is remarkably fitting given that for many smaller Black communities in the western half of the state, the jubilation of their ancestor's freedom doesn't fall on June 19, the popular and federally recognized holiday.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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Guests applaud with glee as the couple make their way back down the aisle and share a dip and a kiss!—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
16 July 2025
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Democrats are experiencing a devilish glee as MAGA World clashes over the Trump administration’s push to defuse conspiracy theories surrounding the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
9 July 2025
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Santa Monica, California, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this month, which is impressive for a town that still has the energy and exuberance of a restless teenager.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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But rather than dismissing the rally as exuberance, Citi hiked its stock price target by $126 and now sees GE Vernova shares hitting $670, suggesting a modest upside of more than 6% over Wednesday’s close.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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Regardless, drivers have been honking their vehicles’ horns with joy now that Gurnee is the first in the county to end its photo-enforcement program.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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But, by the time her pregnancy reached five weeks and four days, the joy faded, only to be replaced with heartbreak.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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The free-living, hard-drinking Brett uses wit and jollity to mask her inner desperation.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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Some years at Cannes, the Med’s most effervescent seasonal kickoff, the bubbles and spice of the social froth provide the jollity.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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