laughter
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But she slipped up, triggering ripples of laughter, when she referred to "my president, excuse me, my husband."
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
I rarely find myself both crying with laughter and crying through my laughter in the span of the same film.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
She hesitates, then blurts out the news, barely holding back laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"I don't know if I can trust you," Joshua replied, drawing laughter.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
He was chaos in a teeny-tiny package, full of laughter and good cheer, but also really, really good at being a friend if you gave him the chance.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 6
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