laughter
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The room erupted in laughter, but he wasn’t finished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Burnham has described how his father, a former telephone engineer, had raised him with "laughter, love and support" alongside his mother Eileen in Culcheth, Cheshire.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In John Clellon Holmes’s novel we’re plunged into “all the talk, the smoke and laughter, and the ceaseless movement by which people at a party disguise their self-consciousness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched,” the statement from her representatives read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He could sense her smugness as she slithered back to his desk, and he had to bite down on the corners of his mouth to kill his laughter.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 6
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