joy
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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
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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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"The Giving Tree"
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