joy
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She feels a mix of "joy, sadness and nostalgia," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
“She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen,” his statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Column writing is always a joy but never more so than when it becomes a conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
How can we find the joy in all of this?
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
“And I’m so proud of your courage! But you have not even lived a quarter of your life. So what you don’t yet know is that there will be healing. And joy, and prosperity!”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
What we do get in these fleeting visions are scenes about connection, its joys and tensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But rather than fixate on that, might we suggest a few reads about all the joys available to us in this world?
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
It’s all she grew up knowing, and these days, it’s where some of her deepest friendships and greatest joys are.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
"Human consent is not an impediment to progress. Human consent does not diminish the struggles and the joys of technological innovation or inhuman creativity," Blanchett said at the event in the parliament's library.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Poems and stories about the hardships and joys of the Puerto Rican jíbaro were required reading at every grade level in school.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Vocabulary lists containing joy
"The Giving Tree"
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