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

“The same group of people, the same kind of night, 30 years later. I feel incredibly gratified by that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Korean palace cuisine, also known as Korean royal court cuisine, is in danger of being lost, which is why Park is gratified to see it depicted in shows popular with global audiences.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

The results probably gratified the farmers, for the casualty list included some 65,000 red-winged blackbirds and starlings.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson