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grateful

[greyt-fuhl] / ˈgreɪt fəl /




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“I keep replaying it and just thinking of the what if,” she told the outlet, adding that she’s grateful Grau decided to nap in his bedroom that day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

"I'm grateful that Mr Altman, his family, and his employees were uninjured in these attacks and are safe," San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said at a Monday press conference on the state charges.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“All we know as a family is the U.S. This is a country that we really love and we’re grateful to it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

A lot of you read it, even the columns about bike racing, for which I am grateful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

You didn’t interrupt my mom when her brow was furrowed like that, and to be honest, I was grateful for the quiet.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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