delighted
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Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has delighted a young film fan with a surprise call after hearing her story of having to travel 140-miles to find an accessible cinema.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
"Goethe is regarded as the founder of morphology and would likely have been delighted to see how we were able to gain valuable insights in this field using entirely new methods," says Bernhard Bock.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Prostate Cancer UK said it was "delighted" by the government's decision, which would help the charity reach more black men "with clear, trusted information".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
He said that since it began in 2003 it "grew and grew and grew and now we are up to the biggest ever - 40,000 and we are absolutely delighted".
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The British philosopher Bertrand Russell “discovered to my horror that average men and women were delighted at the prospect of war.”
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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