gratification
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"The sense of gratification I felt when we rallied around an agenda and got results made me feel like this is what I want," Thapa said of his start as a student activist.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
They prefer instant gratification that extends beyond Mexico.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
Otherwise, my iPhone apps are happy to fill the vacuum with hours of videos that leave no gratification at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
He added that people tend to defer their gratification less when they are chronically unhappy, “so the decline in happiness might be playing a role in people spending rather than saving.”
From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025
Meanwhile, to its intense gratification, Pennsylvania had also discovered oil—not only discovered it but devised ways to make it industrially useful.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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