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joy

[joi] / dʒɔɪ /


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A 95 year-old veteran has spoken of his joy at driving again, five years after he was registered blind and had to give up his licence.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Few delights capture our attention as completely as stories that take joy in the miseries of the mega-rich.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

She advocated for joy and communality as essential parts of any movement, and was especially inspired by the 1977 National Women’s Conference in Houston.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

But the real exhilarating and exultant joy is that of the chase — two very different men forced on the run.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

I had seen dogs with compassion for each other and their young, and with anger and joy and hate and love but this humor went into me more than the other things.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

In a statement issued through Alfred A Knopf, Gandhi says she wants this memoir "to be a testament of my heart's journey through the tender joys and dark despair that have marked my life".

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Given the phrase’s innate poeticism, it’s often used by scholars, authors, casanovas and perhaps overly didactic filmmakers to convey the fleeting intensity of life’s most burning joys.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Fortunately, I’m healthy enough to travel — one of my greatest joys in this chapter of life.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

Still, in “This Is Me,” Panettiere also wrote about the joys of her job.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

I had my will in marrying Hamlet, but it brought me only brief joys and long sorrows.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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