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grateful

[greyt-fuhl] / ˈgreɪt fəl /




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Minutes later, a grateful customer gave her a bouquet of pink peonies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Alonzo Coby, a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, is grateful to be able to celebrate 250 years of the United States.

From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026

But I will be grateful that I can now cheer for my Lakers without the drama LeBron brings to every team he’s been on.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

They also each serve the same purpose: to keep the public distant, confused, and grateful for whatever miserly scraps of information the justices deign to release to us.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

I touch my ear, grateful for the clattering of the rotors.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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