pleasant
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Surprise — much less pleasant surprise — is a rare sensation these days.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
That feeling of a parent’s pleasant astonishment at how their children carried themselves became a part of the making of the Aselton-Duplass family’s “Their Town” as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
"It's not pleasant, it's a lot of worries, but there's nothing we can do," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
"The music on Styles' new album is muted, subtle and pleasant – but from the title downwards, he has a real problem with words," said the paper's chief music critic, Alexis Petridis.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
“I am glad to hear it. For how could Lord Ashton and I take a pleasant turn in a carriage of a Sunday, if our horses were not properly shod— eek! Is that a pimple?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing pleasant
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