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That’s a real shame, considering how interesting Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” is if you can divorce yourself from the film’s source material, as its writer-director does with palpable glee.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

If England had been told they would play an Australia team without all of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon, they would have been rubbing their hands with glee.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Still, I’m going to stick with Paulson’s obvious glee in playing a villain.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025

Sunday and Monday brought a cluster of larger deal announcements, stoking investor glee over an easier environment for big company tie-ups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

I cracked open Jim’s door and suggested, with no little glee, there might be room for them in the band.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam