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relieved

adjective as in deprived of something, or freed from it

adjective as in lessened

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In the title role, Sydney Sweeney must be relieved to be giving people a reason to discuss her acting.

“I’m relieved and I’m looking forward to moving on with my life,” he told reporters.

Seidel was relieved to see his friend and a group of passengers, as he began to call them, waiting in the cellar.

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Niddrie resident Shuborna Deb, 43, said she was relieved there was no trouble near her home on Wednesday as the past three years had been very frightening.

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“Part of me was relieved when the rights were taken.”

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