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The relatively shorter break, after the company picked 2025 as the potential date for BTS' return as a group, also appeared to hearten the market.

From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2022

There is also some quite progressive language in this draft decision that will hearten campaigners, specifically the mention of coal.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2021

But what if you’re looking to hearten rather than startle the soul?

From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2020

If you like omens, here’s one to hearten Seahawks fans — the last time Seattle opened the preseason against the Chargers on the road the Seahawks went on to win the Super Bowl.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2017

Ralph had watched the water fight with sadness in his heart, never guessing the scene would one day hearten him, as it did now.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

It fortifies and heartens me to witness the protests against this practice and the growing clamor from serious, nonpartisan public servants to redress it.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020

That message heartens people like Loralean Jordan, a parishioner of the predominantly Black congregation of the Church of Saint Peter Claver in St. Paul, Minnesota.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2020

What heartens Sellars is a basic human need for creativity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2020

“What heartens me is that Republicans and Democrats both hear about this issue,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2019

Very dangerous, indeed, because nothing heartens the Kaiser and his advisers so much as weakness in any of the allied nations.

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various

McShane and Sartenaer have been heartened by the immediate response to the documentary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Isak may have been the beneficiary of a goalkeeping error for his first-half goal, but the manner in which he ran at the Tunisian defence then showed the confidence to shoot will have heartened Iraola.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Investors on Friday were heartened by better-than-expected data from April’s jobs report, which suggested a strengthening labor market despite fears that AI will disrupt employment.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

Republican congressman Zach Nunn wrote on X that he was "heartened by the ceasefire."

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

I’m heartened that Beck, Lou, and others are apparently able to look at the positive side of the experience—and envious.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

"I find it very heartening," 24-year-old Magnus Bjerg Sturm told AFP at the Social Democrats party at a Stockholm conference centre.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

At a time when drama has come to depend on celebrity leads and commercial hype, this bounty of understated excellence is heartening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

"We didn't realise how wide the interest is; it's heartening to see that a lot of people care about this farm," said Hicks.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Maximize the heartening and heartrending, and you’ll stand to maximize the viewer’s compassion, too.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

It was kind of amusing, and also heartening, hearing my parents recite the branches of government in their broken English.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana