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This will hearten Kyiv, which has demanded more pressure be placed on Russia in talks between Moscow and Washington discussing a possible ceasefire.

From BBC ● May 1, 2025

The outpouring of love and offers of support hearten us.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

The relatively shorter break, after the company picked 2025 as the potential date for BTS' return as a group, also appeared to hearten the market.

From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2022

Now I can admit to myself that I didn’t write the essay just to hearten a few conservationists and deflect some charitable dollars to better causes.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2017

“It is not long to wait,” I said, trying to hearten her.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

It heartens her when people tell her they are vaccinated and boosted, if eligible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2022

It fortifies and heartens me to witness the protests against this practice and the growing clamor from serious, nonpartisan public servants to redress it.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020

Why they did so well when thousands of other people over 80 have succumbed to the new disease is a mystery that intrigues and heartens physicians and aging experts.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2020

“What heartens me was within a couple of weeks of that passing, was the council came together and said, ‘Let’s do what we can to make sure that we get a year-round shelter before then.’

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2018

She knows how it heartens folk to play a great part in a great business: keeps them from feeling the fingers of famine in their inwards, keeps them from whining, repining, declining, what you will.

From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy

"And I was heartened to hear Julia reflect that that was the experience that took place in our office."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Lee was heartened that her new bosses seemed excited to have her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Investors seemed heartened by news that British authorities have cleared Ellison’s proposed takeover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Borrowers had been heartened by the regular falls in mortgage rates during June and early July, but brokers say the latest changes are evidence of the uncertainty in the sector.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

I laughed, and was heartened to see him smile a little in response.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

Asked about the video footage of the snake on the Orange County beach, Crowell said it was heartening to see someone trying to help the sea snake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

"I find it very heartening," 24-year-old Magnus Bjerg Sturm told AFP at the Social Democrats party at a Stockholm conference centre.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

"We didn't realise how wide the interest is; it's heartening to see that a lot of people care about this farm," said Hicks.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Maximize the heartening and heartrending, and you’ll stand to maximize the viewer’s compassion, too.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

It was kind of amusing, and also heartening, hearing my parents recite the branches of government in their broken English.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana