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comfort

[kuhm-fert] / ˈkʌm fərt /




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Good job security, in turn, gives Americans the comfort to keep spending at levels sufficient to propel the economy forward.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

As such, a close-to-home comfort infuses “Fudge” with real tenderness without sacrificing any of Kiwanuka’s signature sonic luxuriance.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

“There is some comfort in just having a label and knowing what’s going on with your body. Living with that label for five years and then having it taken away is really distressing,” Kornberg said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

They provide unconditional love and comfort, and everyone can use that any day of the week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

He owed her comfort now, not the other way around.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Fisher designed a 5,000-square-foot studio and home that combines the aesthetics of a downtown artist’s loft and the comforts of a single-family home in the working-class enclave that still offered inexpensive land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

David Beckham swapped the Galactico comforts of Real Madrid, where he spent four seasons and collected a sole La Liga crown, for a Hollywood welcome at LA Galaxy.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Real surprises are rarer in the land of Too Much TV, although we shouldn’t knock reliable comforts.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

And it has added rows of extra-legroom seating to its planes in an effort to win over fliers willing to shell out for added comforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Bran preferred the hard stone of the window seat to the comforts of his featherbed and blankets.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Eventually, she’s comforted by her unwavering support of Keeley, who is just the right mix of adorable, attractive and ambitious, and the fact that at least she’s not an anti-feminist like her mother.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026

Reyna: In the studio, I had a lot of moments where I felt totally alone, but what comforted me was our creative process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, at a sports hall in Las Rozas de Madrid just outside the capital, the displaced sprawled on camp beds, held their heads in their hands and comforted pets as they awaited news.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

At one point, Celeste's mother was comforted by supporters seated beside her.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Zafoona,” comforted Khala Nilufer, “you’re making yourself sick. You can’t think like this.”

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

It’s a potent mixture to be comforting and intriguing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

But its good witchery also contextualizes the quest for sanity in mad times like ours with comforting observations about occultism’s role during eras of social upheaval.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

I’ve found it comforting to prepare the simple recipe to a complex piece of music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The more I thought about it, the more I realized there was something comforting about my conversation with Randy.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

It smells like Aunt Melissa’s lavender-and-mint shampoo, which is oddly comforting.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller


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