gleeful
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Her voice is gleeful and unapologetic, right from the opening paragraph, written at the height of her notoriety: “I am totally cashing in to capitalize on the moment.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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
Marshall brokered a cease-fire between a dismayed Chiang and gleeful Communists in January 1946: It was meant to last for two weeks but “became a four-month truce that changed the course of the civil war.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Last year, he brought his gleeful sense of mischief to the U.K. competition series “Taskmaster.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
An aura of manic purpose hung over the fields, for in them went forward a gleeful harvest performed by children only just freed from school.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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