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joy

[joi] / dʒɔɪ /


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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

"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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