laughter
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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
“If you have not watched the debate, you probably ought to watch that,” he said, to knowing laughter.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
There's a ripple of laughter during We Can't Be Friends, meanwhile, when a tiny cluster of the audience screams over the "silence challenge", external that's become a meme during the tour's American leg.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“There were some nights of he-said/she-said stuff and unresolved issues from past trips but it was also several amazing days of belly laughter and total joy,” Elise says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Her beautiful green eyes that normally danced with laughter stared into mine with a cold, hard fury.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 6
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