heartening
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“One of the most heartening parts of this past year for me has been the outpouring of support I’ve received from women,” she declared in the video.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Some readers have asked for more on Chinese culture—a heartening request amid a widening East-West divide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
To the audience, it’s a heartening buddy dramedy about two boys choosing to forge a brighter path and quickly realizing they make each other better people.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
Also heartening to Wall Street, Southwest’s outlook for the current quarter included impacts from the severe winter storm that swept the U.S. over the weekend.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026
Whether or not this heartening intelligence took some of the weight off Mr. Wilson’s troubled shoulders, Dad never made entirely plain.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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