gratified

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When I asked El-Erian about the Fed, I was gratified to hear him address one of my pet peeves: the dim-bulb types who proudly declare themselves to be data-dependent, full stop.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Woolley and Hood surely would be gratified by the Preservation Commission’s finding:

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

His way with words even saves his life, since the man he crosses happens to be heartbroken and easily gratified by his trespasser’s willingness to pull a Cyrano de Bergerac on his behalf.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2025

After Tuesday's ruling, AP spokesperson Lauren Easton said the agency was "gratified by the court's decision".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

He asked, “You ever going to tell me that story? You want to tell me how she...? You wish to... I would be gratified to know.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson