pleased

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Appeared in the March 11, 2026, print edition as 'As Oil Prices Rise, Putin Is Pleased'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"Pleased with the performance. It was the reaction I wanted from the players and from the team," said the Dane.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Pleased with that project, he asked the Trump family to join him in Oman, in what will be DarGlobal’s largest international project, worth an estimated $4 billion.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Pleased with the body of work he was able to amass after leaving the House of Mouse, Bluth harbors no hard feelings.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2022

Pleased though he was with his choices, Harry had also shouted himself hoarse at the many complainers and was now enduring a similar battle with the rejected Beaters.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling