elated
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Yet as fraught as it sounds — and as abruptly as it ends — I left elated.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
When Marin Petrović arrived in Bamako in early September last year, he was elated.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
But instead of taking a sorrowful approach, nearly all of the tracks were upbeat and felt more like elated sighs of relief rather than regret.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Maybe it means the kid’s elated to know his deception is working.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
A chastened man, an older man, he remembered: All summer, to begin with, he felt elated.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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