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joy

[joi] / dʒɔɪ /


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"How beautiful it is to see your enthusiasm, energy and commitment, and the joy you bring to Christian communities," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

After a spell of ill-health, Hart, 53, hopes "the joy of mucking about on television again will hopefully outweigh some of the challenges".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

But that is the great joy of Anderson’s “Resident Evil” films: They are so remarkably stylized, so absurdly over-the-top, so referential and deferent to Anderson’s own inspirations, that they’ve become singular visions.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

After the number of shows they’ve performed, the Joes remain committed because of the amount of joy that comes from performing with each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

I’m coming, Togbe, my soul sang as I abandoned all struggle and felt myself drift down, down, down, filled with a joy I could barely contain.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

They have joys and desires, just not their former ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

"It's one of the few joys of the month: you come out, have a chat with people, collect your pension, and go home."

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Don’t get me wrong, “Colin” is one of the joys of our lives, but it takes a lot out of us even though it’s highly collaborative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Given the phrase’s innate poeticism, it’s often used by scholars, authors, casanovas and perhaps overly didactic filmmakers to convey the fleeting intensity of life’s most burning joys.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Surely they could not possibly think this was just Bandit’s scheme to escape the tyranny of piano lessons for the joys of Jackie Robinson!

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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