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The relatively shorter break, after the company picked 2025 as the potential date for BTS' return as a group, also appeared to hearten the market.

From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2022

Its inclusion will hearten many developing nations, which have been asking for a clear financial commitment to tackle the impacts of climate change that they can't adapt to.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2021

Expectations of a more stable partnership with business appeared to hearten investors.

From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2017

If you like omens, here’s one to hearten Seahawks fans — the last time Seattle opened the preseason against the Chargers on the road the Seahawks went on to win the Super Bowl.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2017

“Poor girl, you’re worn out. It isn’t like you to be forlorn. Stop a bit. I’ll hearten you up in a jiffy.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

It fortifies and heartens me to witness the protests against this practice and the growing clamor from serious, nonpartisan public servants to redress it.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020

What heartens Sellars is a basic human need for creativity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2020

“What heartens me was within a couple of weeks of that passing, was the council came together and said, ‘Let’s do what we can to make sure that we get a year-round shelter before then.’

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2018

The outpouring of support heartens her, but Valerio has a less-than-optimistic forecast for Muslims.

From The Guardian ● May 13, 2018

So speaks he, and with like words heartens Messapus and the allied captains to battle, and advances towards the enemy.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

Lee was heartened that her new bosses seemed excited to have her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

McShane and Sartenaer have been heartened by the immediate response to the documentary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Borrowers had been heartened by the regular falls in mortgage rates during June and early July, but brokers say the latest changes are evidence of the uncertainty in the sector.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Investors on Friday were heartened by better-than-expected data from April’s jobs report, which suggested a strengthening labor market despite fears that AI will disrupt employment.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

He tells Ma that after the surprise of the Aurier review wore off, he felt heartened by it.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Asked about the video footage of the snake on the Orange County beach, Crowell said it was heartening to see someone trying to help the sea snake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

"I find it very heartening," 24-year-old Magnus Bjerg Sturm told AFP at the Social Democrats party at a Stockholm conference centre.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

"We didn't realise how wide the interest is; it's heartening to see that a lot of people care about this farm," said Hicks.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Maximize the heartening and heartrending, and you’ll stand to maximize the viewer’s compassion, too.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

The coffee was heartening and there was always a bun or a bologna sandwich to sustain her.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith