take satisfaction
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Is it still about winning championships—or can you take satisfaction from where you are now?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
He may take satisfaction from the fact that the regime has so far remained loyal to him.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
But he also said the venerated anti-slavery activist, who called on America to live up to its promises of freedom and equality, would not take satisfaction that the work was complete.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2023
Nor did he take satisfaction that most of them now lie in the dustbins of history while he is more celebrated than ever, as humanity goes to hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Rather than surrender to my bitterness, I have learned to take satisfaction in the life that Hugh has led.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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