glee
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But there’s no schadenfreude watching her squeeze into a middle seat, no glee in her comeuppance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
A long shot of a ship in harbor, and the unwitting glee with which the inhabitants of 1520s Cebu run to the beach to welcome the sailors, needs no words.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
“Melania” taunts the viewer and takes glee in the assumption that they can’t do anything about it.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
"We don't want people relishing in glee at the tragedy of other people," she said.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
He breathed out, a rough gasp of glee, and Christopher stepped back.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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