delight
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The voyage was not without a few glitches, but SpaceX employees shown on a livestream roared in delight following the trial flight that comes as the firm prepares a potentially record initial public offering.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
In a two-storey flagship laboratory in one of the many new business hubs in Chongqing, a group of kindergarten children cackle with delight as they watch a robot fish swim around the tank.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
It would delight me to no end if that were the movie we ended up talking about for months.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
It is up some 1,200% in the past year, to the delight of thrill-seeking investors who have been posting screenshots of their gains on Reddit and X.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
“Pancake, of course!” the Incorrigible children exclaimed in delight, smiting their foreheads; how could they have failed to guess?
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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