delighted
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Spall said he was "delighted" by the "enthusiastic" response to the first series.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
He delighted in seeing his immigrant mother and her co-workers, who sometimes worked 12 hour days, learn about culture and books from shows like Colbert’s.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
"If the agreements reached or to be reached by Beijing and Washington are in the interests of our Chinese friends, we can only be delighted," Sergey Lavrov told a press conference in New Delhi.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Families rent crab pots and put their catch in plastic buckets held by delighted children.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Once again they shocked and delighted him: Goldman Sachs e-mailed him a great long list of crappy mortgage bonds to choose from.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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