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delight

[dih-lahyt] / dɪˈlaɪt /




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Auen and Walker delight in trickling real historical information — the result of painstaking research they both conducted studying the Chronovisor — through the film at a slow but steady, always compelling pace.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

Don’t know who needs to hear this — certainly not Chargers fans — but Derwin James Jr. is a block-knocking, bone-crunching, body-rattling delight.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Chelsea may have lost Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City for £125m in the final hours of the window, but the business done this summer will still delight new manager Xabi Alonso.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

To my horror and delight, I fear that it’s actually working this time.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

It was jiggling with delight at the prospect of telling Mama and Daddy about my day.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Her fall from perfection delights her brother and sister, who chant, “One of us!”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Perry and her partner, Canada's former prime minister Justin Trudeau, sampled the delights of Mykonos.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Starr is criminally sarcastic, and delights in winding people up.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Ms. Williams delights in the paradoxes of butterfly evolution, including monarch caterpillars’ calibrated resistance to milkweed toxins.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

There is another way to investigate Mars and the full range of delights and discoveries this heterogeneous planet holds for us.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

That’s why I was delighted yesterday to have John Giamatteo, the current CEO of BlackBerry, stop by the WSJ Leadership Institute offices.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

"The Devil's Arrows are deeply cherished by local communities, and we're delighted that this discovery adds a new chapter to their story."

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

But I find myself less troubled by CPL borrowing the language of commerce than delighted by what it has done with it.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

And an appreciative James will tell you, too: He’s delighted to be a Charger.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

The flock was absolutely delighted to meet our robot.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

A statement from Curry's representatives following his death said: "Across five decades, he moved fluidly between comedy, horror, drama, and music, delighting himself and his legion of fans with his countless dynamic personas."

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Gen Z is pushing back against influencers, delighting in Obama-era signifiers like frozen yogurt and fighting off the “tradwife” trend.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Iran responded in the 64th minute with Rezaeian’s cross headed home by Mohammad Mohebi, tying the game and delighting fans.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

When part of a SpaceX rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere exactly a year ago, it created a spectacuglar fireball that streaked across Europe's skies, delighting stargazers and sending a team of scientists rushing towards their instruments.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

Ernest disembarked in New York seeming more hale than he had in years, delighting Alfred and Manette Loomis, who greeted the voyagers at dockside.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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