comfort
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It said it offered improved "fit, comfort and mobility while maintaining consistent ballistic protection standards".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
At the end of the film, Matt Damon’s haggard Odysseus sails toward the unknown, accepting that he doesn’t deserve the comfort of a king.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
He isn’t polished, let alone slick; he conveys a rough-hewn authenticity and comfort in his own skin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
So here’s a look at some of the star players, brands — and even condiments and comfort foods — that have already won this year’s World Cup.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
It’s called a comfort bird because it feels good sitting in your hand.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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While the plane has royal comforts, such as oversize leather seats that turn into beds, Air Force officials have acknowledged the plane doesn’t have all the features of its predecessors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The basic creature comforts she had taken for granted in New York, where she lived before departing to teach dance in Havana in 1970, were hard to come by after years of Soviet subsidies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Sometimes, I feel most gay when I’m strolling outside feeling the breeze against my skin, like I’m experiencing the joy in a way that only I can, balanced with my own unique burdens and comforts.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
But contact is growing rapidly today, even if outsiders are barred from entering Indigenous territory, with members curious about the wider world -- and the modern comforts it can offer.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
He decided that from that day on, no matter how tight his circumstances, he would always pay for the small comforts that made him feel rich.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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“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
He told the BBC he was both overwhelmed and comforted by the massive police presence when he arrived at the centre, San Diego County's second largest mosque, which also houses a primary school.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The stock is now being comforted by the 50 day SMA, and it recently successfully retested a double bottom breakout pivot of $88.56 taken out on March 2.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
But as Hanako had picked up and held those rocks that had formed so many years ago, she’d felt comforted, steady.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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Why one sound should seem so unbearable, yet the other almost comforting, is difficult to fully articulate or understand - but this is how he experiences life through his autism.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Appeals to history often carry the comforting suggestion that the past has only one story to tell.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
While comforting and educational for younger generations, Martinez argues that artists relying on nostalgia could turn that effort into becoming more experimental with their sound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
For mains, the grilled rainbow trout with Carolina Gold rice and espelette-citrus beurre blanc was beautifully balanced, while the butternut squash agnolotti with Madeira foam and ricotta offered a rich, comforting counterpoint.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
It was also good, and surprisingly comforting, to have their company.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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