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

“I’ve been working a lot on making the opponents play. I think that’s something I had got away from. Pleased with the win.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

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

"Here, meet a new brother . . ." "Pleased to meet you," the brother said, smiling.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison