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Noun
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For every grousing old-timer who felt that Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman was contaminating the genre came another who expressed sheer joy that such a show even existed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026 -
The death of two of his sons in previous years formed the background, but Cave’s themes are hopefulness and the joy that lives at the far side of grief.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Research on retirement satisfaction has suggested that financial security alone may not fully explain happiness in retirement.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The findings land at a fraught moment for American happiness.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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The joyfulness of Mario could easily be taken for granted, but remember, this is a character that’s prevailed for generations.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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When senior center Serah Williams transferred in from Wisconsin at the start of this season, that joyfulness was the thing that surprised her the most about UConn.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Hazel shrugged, but Lilian could see her gladness at being asked.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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For a completist like me, the pleasures of MTV Unplugged came from hearing overfamiliar songs freshened up, if rarely truly reimagined.—
Dan Kois,
Pitchfork,
17 May 2026
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The property’s pleasures certainly help.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Bourgeois-Tacquet’s elevator pitch — unforeseen circumstances lead Gabrielle, a workaholic 55-year-old surgeon, to question her life choices — isn’t exactly earth-shaking, and the film lacks the propulsive spontaneity that made Anaïs in Love such an off-kilter delight.—
Jon Frosch,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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On May 12, Colbert sat down with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Pedro Pascal and wound up kissing both of them on the lips to the delight of his studio audience.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Her understanding — and exaltation — of womanhood has also been a strength.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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Your legacy, as it is being formed daily, reflects division rather than love, harm rather than healing, and self-exaltation rather than humility.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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This ride is wild mayhem, with two commanding launches that send you inverting and free-spinning into total bliss.—
Zachary Laks,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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Miriam’s bliss bubbled up, feathering her insides, shimmering around her baby, erupting from her throat in a giggle—a curious misplaced sound in that car.—
‘Pemi Aguda,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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