merry
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Sign Off: Now go forth and be merry!
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
But Margaret and Alice’s quick-witted machinations provide the basis for a merry outing at the theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
A draw would spark the same merry chaos.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
This Robin is anything but a merry man, and the film is anything but a fun adventure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
He was merry, and we sate in an office in the warehouse while he feigned instruction and I feigned learning.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Basically, the more stocks that are participating in the rally, the merrier.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026
There was no merrier illustration of the varieties of human experience than this runaway French hit, which was, like “Don Quixote,” translated into English by Smollett in 1748.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The more the merrier is especially true during the holiday season.
From Barron's ● Dec. 15, 2025
Stone’s iPad, with its open sonic complexity, created a sense of space, a roomy aural soundscape in which jazz and butoh became elements not egos, not larger than life, just more life, the merrier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
There was nothing I wouldn’t do to help make the anointed day merrier.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
It’s the merriest time of the year — and arguably when the resort is at its glistening, glowing best with seasonal food offerings, holiday ride makeovers and unique live entertainment options.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
Actually, the orchestra men, kept like circus animals in a tent apart from the rest of us, were the merriest people at Tamiment.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
While each piece features rotating focal points, they all tie together with a beautiful gold scroll border, working to create the merriest tablescape of all.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
It was here and now it is gone, the merriest, brightest, and most thankful Christmas the world has ever known.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2020
Since I’d been helping out stitching the detectives’ costumes, I’d become friendly with a few of the agents, and Mr. Webster was the merriest.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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