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joy

[joi] / dʒɔɪ /


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The result is pure, rich excess — a fashion documentary unlike any other, that manages to capture the transient joy and whimsy of an era where fashion was allowed to be, dare I say, fun.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Other users taking counterfeit versions of retatrutide have reported a range of issues including brain fog, nausea, diarrhoea, a loss of libido and no longer being able to feel any happiness or joy.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Even Hong, who’s working tirelessly to improve robots, finds joy in videos with titles like “Ranking Funniest Clanker Fails.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

But the real exhilarating and exultant joy is that of the chase — two very different men forced on the run.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Father would stand at his vantage point on the platform almost on tiptoe with the joy of precision, holding his pocket watch and a pad and pencil.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

Fortunately, I’m healthy enough to travel — one of my greatest joys in this chapter of life.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

Still, in “This Is Me,” Panettiere also wrote about the joys of her job.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

She spent the last three years chronicling her daily life as a young person going through chemotherapy and living with cancer, with all its hopes, joys and struggles.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Seemed like I was about to experience the joys of fishing, whether I really wanted to or not.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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