elated
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Editors from London to Hollywood, elated that blood-sucking predators are attacking A-listers on their private beaches, have posted lurid headlines about “Vegan Vampire” ticks and “Billionaires Under Siege.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Shortly after Diana’s death in 1997, Spencer wrote that he spoke by phone to Charles, who he said seemed strangely elated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He is accused of sounding "giddily elated" and like a "lottery winner" after the news of her death.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Fresh claims have emerged in the upcoming book from Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, as he described the then-Prince Charles "giddily elated" in a phone call after the death of the Princess of Wales.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Farmer was so elated, he told me, that he felt like weeping.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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