laughter
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When we sat for dinner, speeches — or rather, roasts — broke out around the table, with our shared peals of laughter making the air ring with life and its sweetness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
"Connection and laughter and joy are bigger than this game - and to meet someone and just play and laugh, it's all us humans need, you know?" she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
But she slipped up, triggering ripples of laughter, when she referred to "my president, excuse me, my husband."
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
I rarely find myself both crying with laughter and crying through my laughter in the span of the same film.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Emma exclaims, though I detect a hint of laughter in her voice, too.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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