delighted
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Emma Ormond-Bones, National Trust general manager for north Cambridgeshire, said the team was "delighted".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Some Russians were delighted to watch the parade.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
The camera seemed delighted by the illumination of all those cellphones, but mostly ignored the overhead Jumbotron, which, when I go to big shows, tends to be the only thing I wind up watching.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Hellenists like myself have been delighted by this upsurge of Greek drama but also perplexed by the dominance of a single playwright and a single set of myths.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Hawk began reciting the last sentence Lincoln would ever hear, a series of corny insults that delighted the audience.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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