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Not likely, Dallas replies cheerily, “but that’s what we’re working hard for!”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

"Have you got a bad back?" the receptionist asked cheerily.

From BBC Nov. 15, 2024

The two could civilly debate the issues of the day while cheerily disagreeing with each other—serving as a model of bipartisan debate and domesticity.

From Slate Nov. 1, 2024

The director of the board of elections, Sheila Ollis, picked up the phone cheerily, even though Hurricane Helene wiped out 14 out of 19 polling stations and upended much of her careful planning.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2024

He said cheerily, “Nothing from General Stuart, sir.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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