rejoice
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History buffs, rejoice: Can you name the country where the War of the Three Henrys took place from 1585 to 1589?
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
But when two rescuers from Chile and the United States finally reached him after more than three days of complex operations, Gil couldn't bring himself to rejoice.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Offill predicts a near future in which readers will once again rejoice in epic novels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
Suspicious at first, they soon rejoice: Matteo’s getting married!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The warriors of the great Latin heroic poem, the Aeneid, far from rejoicing to escape from him, rejoice when they see that they are to fall “on Mars’ field of renown.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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As energy bills soar elsewhere in the world, "Our property manager has announced a 20 percent reduction in heating and hot water bills for 2026 and 2027," rejoices the 69-year-old retiree.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
“My heart breaks for my brother who’s no longer with us but it rejoices knowing he’s with his fellow warriors in Valhalla drinking and fighting with Odin,” she wrote in another post on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
I don’t think you’ll find a hostage family that rejoices in that.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
Even as she rejoices, “A home in you I’ve found,” the chords circle around a minor key and she sounds cautious, almost disbelieving.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
“Indeed! This worthless one rejoices that it is so. And what of my revered friend, your half brother and protector, Gebu the stonecutter? Is he also well?”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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"The theory not only reproduces the experiment but also provides the basis for guiding future discoveries in this system," rejoiced Schiró.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Though some Iranians mourned the death of their supreme leader, others rejoiced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Machete in hand, Romee resident Jean-Paul Bitilaongi rejoiced at their successful bid to keep the forest out of reach of the "rich people" he says are trying to plunder it.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Last year, the Montclair, N.J.-based creative director rejoiced when she agreed to let him arrange a Lego winter village on their mantel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
The gentle manners and beauty of the cottagers greatly endeared them to me; when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I sympathised in their joys.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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Later in the game, Cleveland’s José Ramírez was seen in the dugout apparently imitating Yan’s airborne style of rejoicing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
There was rejoicing among Liverpool fans when he signed a new two-year contract in April 2025.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
So of course people are going to be rejoicing in the streets.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2026
Benjamin Samat, a French influencer living in Dubai, took to Instagram to lash out at "those who on social media are rejoicing that the French are going through this".
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
I rode home, calling myself a dolt but rejoicing nonetheless.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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