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Reiner immersed himself in public policy research and, after the tax passed, delighted in visiting child-care centers that received funding through the initiative, First 5, said Ben Austin, one of Reiner’s top deputies there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

His writing was witty and playful, he took ideas seriously and delighted in philosophical and political argument.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

It was no different on the day of her Senate confirmation hearing, when journalists and social media delighted in noting that seated behind her was her son-in-law, the retired wrestler known as Triple H.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

Then-economy minister Vaughan Gething said the government was "delighted" in early 2024 by the arrival of two nesting ospreys at Gilestone Farm.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

Eunice Smith lived three blocks down, and Katherine delighted in learning that her soror, neighbor, and fellow worshipper was also a nine-year West Computing veteran.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly



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