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pleasant

[plez-uhnt] / ˈplɛz ənt /


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Checking in: The British crime drama “Legends,” which dropped in early May, was a pleasant surprise.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a pleasant surprise for dozens of New York City landlords: He is sparing them from his proposed rent freeze this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

A 40-year-old project manager at the Getty Research Institute, Dwyer held his 2-year-old daughter as his son, 6, romped on a pleasant afternoon in Sierra Madre’s Memorial Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Aromatic compounds associated with pleasant floral notes, such as linalool, became more abundant.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

On the same stage where Fischer and Spassky had fought it out for two months, an orchestra now played, but the music was a pleasant potpourri from The Tales of Hoffmann and La Traviata.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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