contentedness
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Cumulatively, Ms. Riley evokes fragile feelings of vulnerability and longing among her characters, while gesturing toward a potential for contentedness in community and intellectual integrity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
But the other part of the book is my search for contentedness.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
The country is regularly billed as one of the happiest places on Earth, based on studies that purport to rank national contentedness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
Mohseni’s line readings feel, at first, presentational, but her gaze is astonishing in its ability to convey longing and a mask of contentedness.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
Inside their cedar tree, for nearly four years, he and Hatsue had held one another with the dreamy contentedness of young lovers.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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