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happily

[hap-uh-lee] / ˈhæp ə li /




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The day after Celtic's League Cup final defeat, O'Neill said he would "happily have stayed on", saying of his interim stint: "Thankfully, I don't think I messed it up."

From BBC

However, the black and white spaniel still happily greeted her rescuers with a wagging tail which "pulled on the heartstrings", she said.

From BBC

It’s sprinkled with the faintest touch of spice but happily lacks the tired tropes of most romantasy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Levon White, a third-grader in Newman Lake, Wash., said he orders sushi once a month when he visits his best friend’s grandmother, who happily foots the bill.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not so long ago, Mayer would happily jump into the rough and tumble of online discourse.

From Los Angeles Times