euphoria

Prime Minister Balendra Shah, the 36-year-old former Kathmandu mayor widely known as "Balen", won March elections on a wave of euphoria and promises of political change.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

“We drive these roads for the excitement and euphoria, just like people go to Disneyland,” says Matt Kometer, a SkyLink supervisor from San Pedro who drives a 2026 Mazda MX-5 Miata.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Determined by a mix of firm and individual performance, employees’ bonuses can elicit reactions of euphoria or stinging disappointment—depending on the size of the check, and the expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The euphoria for this technology has boosted the value of some world's biggest companies even as they spend hundreds of billions of dollars on the building blocks of the technology.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Winnie tried to get me to slow down, but there was simply too much to do; the organization wanted to make sure we took advantage of the euphoria generated by my release.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

He had a lifelong loathing of strident nationalists and ethnic divides, of what he called, in one essay, “so-called great leaders and the collective euphorias they excite.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

This was a simple gesture, but it helped conjure the vague euphorias of clubland, where the music can feel like a nonstop mystery transmission in an anonymous darkness.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2020

He developed an innate loathing of strident nationalists, of ethnic divides, of “so-called great leaders and the collective euphorias they excite.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2015