gratefully
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The moments are rare—and therefore gratefully encountered—when John and Adelaide are permitted to take pleasure in the “pure joy” of their playing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
With the clock ticking down, Wade carried Newcastle forward with a trademark burst down the wing, but the home side were eventually guilty of holding on as Leicester gratefully kicked to touch to claim victory.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Additional support for science analysis from the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Italy; and the Centre National d'Études Spatiales in France is gratefully acknowledged.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Your company is worth millions, so you have the luxury of choice, something you are acutely and, it seems, gratefully aware of.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
She was just about to gulp the spirit gratefully down when, suddenly, a warning note—like an alarm bell—sounded in her brain.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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