comfort
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And “Aperture,” the culmination, is Harry in his comfort phase, the New Yorker who has watched everything around him get renovated and priced out and has grown, in spite of it, into his own confidence.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
A healthier labor market could give the Fed more comfort to raise interest rates at its meeting in two weeks, putting pressure on stock prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The rest of us will view these claims as another set of lies—but we will also take some comfort that at least the war is over.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
A bigger source of comfort has been a building trust on Wall Street that Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh will act as a steady hand for markets since his Jackson Hole speech.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
I wanted to sink into the hug, take every bit of comfort from it that I could.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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With higher ticket prices and more competition — not only with other touring bands but with the allures of home comforts — audiences need a bigger draw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
There’s a trade-off: We experience a little emotional discomfort by being constantly surveilled, but we are rewarded with the more physical comforts of safety and efficiency.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Former Arsenal midfielder and Wales captain Aaron Ramsey applies a tourniquet, while ex-Chelsea and Argentina goalkeeper Willy Caballero comforts the casualty.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
While car collectors pine for restored cars, many young women prefer restomods, short for restored and modified, that retain their vintage exterior but are updated with modern comforts and safety features.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Above the comforts of Base Camp, the expedition in fact became an almost Calvinistic undertaking.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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Meanwhile, at a sports hall in Las Rozas de Madrid just outside the capital, the displaced sprawled on camp beds, held their heads in their hands and comforted pets as they awaited news.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Kirby said she was comforted by the actions the city's health department was taking in terms of testing.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
“To have gay couples come up crying, saying thank you is incredible and it’s what you do it for. The best feeling in the world is to know that we’ve comforted someone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
I learned to regulate difficult emotions—sadness, anger, fear—much as I had comforted the wounded child alive within me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
She comforted herself that at least it made William better known to the public.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Things that are hearty and comforting, endlessly accommodating and somehow greater than the sum of their decidedly humble parts.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Now, having learned about investing, retirement accounts, taxes and the power of compounding, it’s incredibly comforting to know that I have a path forward.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
He used to make spaghetti Bolognese with cumin and coriander in it, so Western and Italian cuisine with Indian influences is comforting to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"I think in a community where fair is often the more beautiful, that song is really comforting and I love it a lot."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I think something familiar might be comforting to them,” Salma Auntie says.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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