joy
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"The city is completely different than it was before this event, Ceutans have lost their joy and their lifestyles have been completely shaken up," the conservative mayor said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The writer and actress announced the birth of her daughter in an op-ed published by Vogue on Wednesday, where she wrote she was "bashful and dizzy with joy".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
You can kick that unanswerable question around while watching “Joffrey Ballet: The Next Movement,” which communicates the joy of bodies in motion in a way that might leave you feeling younger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Right now, we are experiencing Black joy to the highest level,” Crockett said, according to video of the event.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
He felt his mouth moving, but there was no joy in his heart.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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"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
The ubiquity of phones has not only eroded our manners, but also lessened the joys of bar and dining culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Marquez’s personal journal, which documented her inner joys and struggles over the last year, is also open on a table in the exhibition for guests to read through, draw over, or tear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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
I did not want you forced to mask your joys and bind your eyes.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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"The Giving Tree"
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