revel
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Yudkowsky’s acolytes grew into the rationalist movement, a group of brainy, often libertarian-leaning outsiders who revel in logical debate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Kane and Bellingham revel in responsibility as England's leaders, but it is about time others shared the burden around at this World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Once the final track has been played, “F.I.G” beckons us to replay, revel in our emotions and dance once, maybe twice or thrice, more.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Thousands of people poured into the streets of Paris for the match and to revel in PSG's triumph in the final held in the Hungarian capital Budapest late Saturday.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
That’s settler life for you, I spose, not much time for niceties and it’s easy to sink to the level of people who revel in squandering their manners.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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Distressing, that is, because no one who revels in reading about foreign lands would want this man, the master of modern travel writing, to stop doing what he does so well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
For all his disparate pursuits, Elsesser revels in the small details, incapable of giving anything less than total dedication.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
She revels in the similarities between her and Rogue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” revels in surprise.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
At a signal from the master of revels, the combatants couched their lances and put their spurs to their mounts.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Even so, filmmakers reveled in the potential of extant footage to summon actual history to life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Across town in West Los Angeles, Pratt reveled in his second-place position, enjoying a Mexican dinner with friends and family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
The orchestra, adroitly conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, reveled in the otherworldly environment of the score.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
For years, Surf City conservatives like Gates have reveled in playing the burr in the saddle of deep blue California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Now he reveled in broad harvest fields, orange pumpkins, shocked corn, frost-touched grapes.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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Pollock, introduced in the 48th minute, revelled in the broken field, dry pitch and patchy defence.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Other publications have revelled in how Sturgeon has given interviews against a backdrop of stolen books in stolen bookcases, or offered cups of coffee to journalists from a coffee machine Murrell bought with stolen money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Just as in his 5-39 in the first innings, Robinson revelled in the conditions in his first Test for more two years.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
With Jude Bellingham out injured and Mbappe sitting on the bench, Vinicius seemed to have more freedom to roam and revelled in being the key attacking figure.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
The license of tongue, in which Lord Cranbourne had revelled while yet a free lance, he absolutely renounced when he became a responsible minister.
From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by Justin McCarthy
He traveled as a private citizen, rather than a politician, reveling in the region’s splendors, its ruins and estates, gardens and canals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
I should be reveling in the gourmet–soda parade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
But the billionaire Republican is also reveling in the macho side of an event that will see bare-knuckle fighters battle it out in a mesh-framed cage known as the "Octagon."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
A night for making history was also a night for reveling in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
Across the town square I pedaled, over the canal on the Grote Hout bridge and along the Wagenweg, reveling in the thin winter sunshine.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Italy's cricketers have been revelling in plenty of "pinch me" moments during their debut appearance at the T20 World Cup, and now they want more.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
The 26-year-old said he was revelling in the fact he had achieved his "life's ambition" and was keen to continue his success.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Jesus's first goal since January 1 left Arteta wreathed in smiles and Watkins' close-range strike in stoppage-time couldn't stop Arsenal revelling in their statement victory.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
Verstappen, going for a fifth consecutive crown, is simply revelling in being in a position to win a title that he has spent most of the year thinking was out of reach.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
They were soon revelling amidst the costly merchandize and the luxuries, with which the cavern was gorged.
From The Portland Sketch Book by Various
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