delight
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For Victor Glover -- the first person of color to fly around the Moon -- a lot of that raw delight arrived at takeoff.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
These numbers cannot convey the giddy, fearful delight of being physically coupled to this 6,371-pound hammer when it leaves Thor’s hand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
“They Will Kill You” feels like helping my two-year-old niece put together a fairly simple, 12-piece puzzle, and watching her exclaim with delight before asking if we can assemble it again.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
The two delight in discovering each other’s cultural differences, even if the alien is occasionally bossy and annoying, say when Rocky bleats “Dirty! Dirty!” upon entering Grace’s astral man cave.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
All the creature’s unease had vanished: he gave a guttural burr in his throat, a turbine of delight.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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