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joyful

[joi-fuhl] / ˈdʒɔɪ fəl /


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“Now that the church is known in the My Chemical Romance community, they’ve had people go to them saying, ‘I want to have my wedding there,’” adds Gomez with a joyful grin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Surely I wasn’t the only one feeling nostalgic when I saw those pictures coming out of Serbia last night?” he wrote, alluding to the joyful celebrations in Belgrade and Budapest six months apart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

While others may not find downsizing entirely joyful, there are a few things you can do to make the experience more manageable and efficient.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

As I used the car to run errands, my initial joyful response gave way to self-consciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The panic in her voice only seemed to spur Runt on—he rose again to get her position and then loped in joyful bounds toward her.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker


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