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happiness

[hap-ee-nis] / ˈhæp i nɪs /


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With his new novel “Contrapposto”, Dave Eggers has written a big-hearted, deeply moving story about the choices artists make, or don’t make, to square up their own notions of success and happiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Those supporters screamed with happiness at the Co-op Live arena, and shirts bearing her name on the back swarmed Wembley Way before Sunday's Women's FA Cup final.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

I know saving for retirement can feel very abstract, especially when there are more immediate financial needs that seem likely to contribute to your happiness in the near term.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

Helping others in the community "brings me a kind of happiness", she added.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

That happiness would not be satisfied staying inside me, either.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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