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joy

[joi] / dʒɔɪ /


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But when you’re meal planning, it’s worth asking yourself: would one extra stop save me enough money — or bring me enough joy — to make it worthwhile this week?

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Here, she discusses her physical and mental transformation, the importance of intimacy and the candy joy of a Nerds Gummy Cluster.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

For Slow Food, "he combined the ability to dream with a deep sense of joy and collective purpose, paving concrete paths toward social change".

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

"I think some of some of the discussion I've seen has veered between outright snobbery and just downright unpleasant, a bit of kill joy attitude, you know, there's enough doom and gloom in the world."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

When I heard it, and when it took me over too, I forgot there was anything but joy in the world.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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