gratified

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"We are gratified by the jury's verdict in our favor," a Boeing spokesperson said in a statement to AFP.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Woolley and Hood surely would be gratified by the Preservation Commission’s finding:

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Park has been gratified to see just how far his Korean palace cuisine mission has reached.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

“We are gratified that the jurors saw through this lawsuit and found Mr. Geragos caused no harm,” said Sean Macias, who represented Geragos at trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

It had been a matter of survival, but it gratified her to know that, in such short time, she’d become someone to take precautions against.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo