laughter
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They are cheery creatures, “good-natured rather than beautiful, broad, bright-eyed, red-cheeked, with mouths apt to laughter, and to eating and drinking.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
This caused a reaction of shock and laughter reaction in the crowd and also generated a lot of media attention.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
“The last eleven years have had their ups and downs, as life does, but above all, they have been filled with immense love, laughter, dogs, and travel,” Vera wrote in her Instagram caption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The managing director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva rolled with laughter, suggesting the Brexit "divorcees are now dating again".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Boo breaks into peals of laughter and shakes her head no.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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