elation

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The elation and relief in the faces of Tandy and his backroom staff and the ovation from the Cardiff crowd demonstrated what this day represented.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Post-victory elation, however, was short-lived: In mid-2023, Calamia had to tirelessly defend their right to use testosterone, which they’d been taking since 2019 as part of their gender transition, to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Life waxes and wanes between peace and tumult, elation and despair.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

She was a great listener and there for me—from elation to tears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

“They sense the elation, the unexpected release. Few of us have shared any life as close as those ‘on location’ in the Civil Rights Movement.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman