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Noun
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Moments of joy, oliberated by unforgettable sadness.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 June 2025 -
Yet moments of sheer joy arrived sparingly, a balance in a greater storytelling arc involving introspection, anger, reflection, comfort, struggle, fear, confusion and spirituality.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Joe has feelings for Georgia but swallows them for her happiness.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Rather than unmitigated communion, which describes putting others first while sacrificing your happiness and well-being, other-centeredness is based on the philosophical idea that everyone’s needs are equally valuable and that interpersonal connections matter deeply.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Pick up his books and read just for the sheer pleasure of the great literature.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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Venus enters Taurus and your security-seeking second house on June 6, drawing your focus to the practical and material pleasures of love.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The songs, the story, the performances — the new musical based on the 2002 indie film is a pure delight.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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With their wagging tails and big smiles, the dogs have simultaneously become ambassadors for the airport, greeting passengers and adding a little delight to what can sometimes be stressful air travel.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Yet the collective spirit of the event — an exaltation of the feminine in its many expressions — felt authentic to Uchis’ work as an artist.—
Suzy Exposito,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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The ambiguity, the exaltation and sarcastic self-parody, the gloom alternating with a yearning for simplicity and even for redemption—all of that reflected the split consciousness of Jews who could never belong and turned revenge upon themselves.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pure bliss, no fear, no distractions just me vs the mountain.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Chair Yoga with Susie, experience bliss and wellbeing.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
Noun
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So: Is any of this so very different from the absurd, grab-bag felicity of director King's Paddington 2, where we were enchanted watching a teddy bear sing and dance in prison?—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
15 Dec. 2023
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However, Juneteenth maintains a resolve to protect Black family, freedom, and felicity.—
Danielle Broadway,
Parents,
18 Nov. 2023
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That spirit still pervades a place of rare enchantment, where guests are made to feel like part of an extended family.—
Lee Marshall,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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Gouveia is hopeful that in a world increasingly beset with trouble, more of us can find wonder — and enchantment — in the challenge.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
12 Jan. 2025
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