contentment
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Beside him, Tuipulotu was measured and focused, a picture of contentment after a job spectacularly well done, while giving off the vibe that there's another, even bigger job, to do on Saturday.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Aleys acknowledges the contentment of the Beguines, understanding that their communal labors knit their “hopes, their labor, even their disagreements” as “strands in a single weave.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
‘We chase happiness when what we should be seeking is contentment.’
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
“Action from policy makers has been nonexistent, timid or ineffectual. In tandem, corporate Canada has become beset by contentment and incumbency.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Mack was the elder, leader, mentor, and to a small extent the exploiter of a little group of men who had in common no families, no money, and no ambitions beyond food, drink, and contentment.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing contentment
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Words for the International Day of Happiness
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Excerpts from "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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