pleasures
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Skip the next two paragraphs if you want to hold onto the film’s purest pleasures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
In other moments, she emphasises simple pleasures, writing of the "joy found in ordinary things" and "the everyday magic of life itself".
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
One of the guilty pleasures provided by “Maternal Instinct” is the unqualified loathing one feels for Parker, now on death row in Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
JG: I’ve been loving the stories about global soccer stars enjoying the strange pleasures of American culture and cuisine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
It is a good thing to experience everything oneself, he thought As a child I learned that pleasures of the world and riches were not good.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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