gleeful
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Haldeman, the premiere of Bernstein’s “Mass” at the new Kennedy Center, and gleeful about the New York Times’s brutal review of the work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
"You're getting sacked in the morning," was the chant directed at Slot by the gleeful City supporters as their side scored four goals in 20 minutes either side of half-time.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Surely, writing one’s name amid the clouds is a gleeful exploitation of the buildings’ arrested progress, laying claim to one of the few spaces where nature and the city reliably meet.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
On social media, the schadenfreude has verged on gleeful, with the public picking up on even the smallest references to confirm their priors and their thirst for justice is palpable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
From one of the coaches came the shrill blow of a whistle, followed by the gleeful cry of “Let’s go, men!”
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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