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[joi] / dʒɔɪ /


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“And judging by Monday’s price action, this is certainly not looking like a bundle of joy for Korean investors waking up to find their market at the epicenter of the global AI unwind.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The human resources employee in her 50s found the pontiff "extraordinary" during Saturday's prayer vigil with 500,000 mostly young people, seeing a "very positive message of joy".

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

But I am grateful to Him that there will soon be another source of joy in our lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In Mozart’s opera, Tamino, a prince in a fairyland of mystic temples and mystifying gods, relies on his supernatural flute that turn sorrow into joy to get him out of jams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

When the caravan of buses pulls up at Varadero Beach, all of us are delirious with joy.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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