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happily

[hap-uh-lee] / ˈhæp ə li /




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Looksminning has been unwittingly developed in the labs of happily married suburban dads for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Pastas, casseroles, soups—they all live quite happily in that soft, velvety register.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

She worries about the disappearance of music’s middle class even as she notes happily that “Again & Again” by the Bird and the Bee “recently had a little TikTok moment,” as she puts it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

A family of four adults on vacation happily snoozed in their pods with eye masks on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“It happened on March twenty-fifth in the year 1911 in New York City,” I said, slipping happily back into my role of top student with all the answers.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin