happy
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Suddenly, I had energy for things that actually make me happy: reading, hiking, creative writing.
From Slate β Nov. 1, 2026
“I’m happy to have them,” said Andrew Fox, Powerus’s chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
Howe, though, is on record saying he is happy to work alongside sporting directors, and has a track record of doing so - firstly at Bournemouth under Richard Hughes, then chief executive Neill Blake.
From BBC β Oct. 30, 2026
But the NFL’s second-leading receiver said he was happy just to be back on the field.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 30, 2026
I chuckle, happy to see Father and Caesar arguing.
From "Willβs Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
"And if cows are in better health, we get more milk and they're happier - happy cows make happy farmers."
From BBC β Oct. 26, 2026
This was not the most powerful performance of the night, as Langley seemed happier to dance on the stage than belt out the music.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 22, 2026
People who believe they are out-earning their peers do appear to be actually happier, according to a 2024 paper circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 8, 2026
“You could be sad in a bookshop,” Sophie muses at one point, “but you were never happier than when you were in a bookshop.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 29, 2026
He probably wasn’t any happier about their visit than Cat was.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
This is a skillset of someone who is happiest in the darkest corners of government—the swampiest of swamps—a realm of acronyms, white papers, and multihyphenate bureaucracies.
From Slate β Oct. 15, 2026
Israel remains among the 10 happiest nations in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
One of China's golds went to Mu Xinyue, who called it "the happiest moment of my life" after she became the first woman to win an Asian Games title in eSports.
From Barron's β Oct. 1, 2026
Now he could be the Imagineer to bring the 17-time champion Lakers back to the happiest place on earth — the NBA’s mountaintop.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 12, 2026
"Is this not the happiest village, for I am in it?"
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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