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delight in



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For her, there’s ample delight in those little details.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Auen and Walker delight in trickling real historical information — the result of painstaking research they both conducted studying the Chronovisor — through the film at a slow but steady, always compelling pace.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

If you loved—as I did—former federal prosecutor and congressman Trey Gowdy’s first mystery, “The Color of Death,” you’ll delight in the new installment, “The Sound of Regret.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The return of the wolf in California has been met with joy by conservationists, who delight in the improbable population rebound, and with fury by ranchers who bemoan the toll on their cattle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

In spite of his delight in Bilbo’s company Frodo felt a tug of regret as they passed out of the Hall of Fire.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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