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delightful

[dih-lahyt-fuhl] / dɪˈlaɪt fəl /


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Some autumnal ale: It can be delightful when craft breweries churn out seasonally inspired flavors, but what happens when we start being served pumpkin beer in August, or Christmas beer before Halloween?

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Spoiler alert: One awards-season shoo-in is Julianne Moore winning every lead actress prize for her bravura work in this delightful Jesse Eisenberg comedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

It was delightful, calming, efficient, respectful and actionable.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Ross Kemp was pre-selected by the traitors to be protected from burial along with his grave partner Romesh Ranganathan, who did a delightful dance when he found out he wouldn't be going underground.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

I'm laughing, so hard that I fall onto the ground in a wild delirium, and my cheeks hurt with a delightful pain.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper


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