joy
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Instead, I found confidence and joy in Bitcoin.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
They might then get some of the joy that De Zerbi's forwards had at Marseille.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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
“Holding joy and fear at the same time is not abstract; it’s rooted in lived experience, medical bias, and real statistics.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
But Wolf knew with a fierce, bright joy that it would never catch him.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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"One of the joys of my character was how strong and feisty she is: she had the upper hand over the men, for the most part," she told the Guardian, external in 2018.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
While Mr. Guimarães’s story is upbeat, it’s not a simple paean to the joys of becoming an American.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
Fortunately, I’m healthy enough to travel — one of my greatest joys in this chapter of life.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Why must you all keep me from the joys of life?”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Vocabulary lists containing joy
"The Giving Tree"
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