comfort

When his daughter lost a tennis match, the chief AI scientist at startup Resolve AI tried to comfort her by saying the sport is a “hill-climbing process.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

For someone who does not value other people’s comfort, it’s hard to frame being agreeable as a valuable trait.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

"I hope our domestic planes continue to improve in terms of comfort and overall passenger experience -- even outperforming Boeing and Airbus," said the 40-year-old.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

This brings little comfort for those who have lost whatever money they had saved.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

That simple affirmation must have given Mrs. Redfield powerful comfort.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

Security is omnipresent, and the comforts we take for granted in the West can vanish without warning—as when my upscale hotel couldn’t muster a hot shower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 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

But he has been keeping busy by ordering creature comforts to help him endure the stay.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Suddenly she wished that she could leave this place, despite its comforts, and return to the life she had known.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

Reyna: In the studio, I had a lot of moments where I felt totally alone, but what comforted me was our creative process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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

That maybe she was able to picture the image in her room that helps her feel comforted.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

In building a work culture, for instance, “there’s no textbook right answer. It’s not a super comforting feeling.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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

The weekend is almost in sight and you’re craving something comforting yet nourishing to help you conquer these final weeknights.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Appeals to history often carry the comforting suggestion that the past has only one story to tell.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

With her strike-fire, she lit a curl of juniper bark tinder, and one of the rushlights flared into life: a bright, clear, comforting flame.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver