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happily

[hap-uh-lee] / ˈhæp ə li /




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Related: My grandpa retired happily at 70 with $750K after working as a missionary.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

His tastes still range happily from Black Thought, the lead rapper of American hip-hop group The Roots, to his favourite filmmaker, the Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

On a Saturday, I will happily get up at 6 a.m. with coffee to babysit yeasted cinnamon rolls or start whisking hollandaise.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

I’m grateful a little bit of Bob’s glamour sits happily on my Barbie shelf at home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

As the bus pulled away, the lizards watched the pair hop happily up the driveway to their house.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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