gratification
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While one could read this as a testament to everlasting love, I find it most moving as a bit of well-earned gratification.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
In other words, Pokémon is an exercise in delayed gratification and acceptance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Is he willing to make sacrifices for the long-term good, or is he susceptible to the pull of short-term gratification?
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Deferred gratification is the hardest thing in the world,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
In the rearview mirror I noticed with gratification that he was remonstrating quietly but firmly with Luther—threatening, I very much hoped, to take away his communication device.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Such support can come with deprivations as well as gratifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
It is taking individual responsibility rather than indulging in the fleeting gratifications of individualism.
From Salon ● May 14, 2023
In addition, Afzal had allegedly given gratifications totalling about $165,000 to other individuals on multiple occasions as “inducements or rewards for them to place orders with KPI for the supply of bunker fuel.”
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2021
The gratifications of schadenfreude are the same as they have always been, of course.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2019
It was also stimulated by the ease with which public sentiment extorted the means for these gratifications from the richer citizens.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
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