joyous
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The start of Khao Phansa on Thursday was a joyous affair in the rural province of Samut Sakhon, featuring offerings to monks and traditional dances.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
But no editor in the world could recut something like “Gail Daughtry” into a two-minute preview that accurately conveys just how joyous and stupid this film is.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
In Toronto, earlier in the tournament, the sound of matches filtered out onto the streets from local bars, and fans held joyous and colourful marches to Toronto Stadium through the downtown area.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“There is nothing so joyous as a Mexican fiesta, but there is also nothing so sorrowful,” Nobel laureate Octavio Paz infamously wrote in “The Labyrinth of Solitude,” his 1950 treatise on the Mexican condition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
It was lighting up his walrus whiskers and the perpetually joyous dust motes.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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