happy
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The florist business has appeared to make the De la Mora family rich though clearly not happy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"As long as it does not pose systemic risks, the government is happy to stabilise the market and gradually let other sectors play a more important role in the economy," Ng added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
"I have been lucky as a player. I have enjoyed happy moments, today is not such a moment. We must accept it without forgetting everything we experienced."
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
That means Netflix has to keep its subscribers happy, which could take away from its ability to keep raising subscription rates going forward.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
She always seemed to me to be a very private person, happy enough in her own silence.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
"In England especially, you have more contact - you are used to it. There is something in between where everybody can feel a bit happier."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
In fact, new research suggests they might be happier and more successful if they go back to the office.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
“Maybe they will return us to a happier time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
In happier times, La Guaira, a town of around 25,000, was where people from the capital Caracas would visit to enjoy the Caribbean.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Lily’s shriek is happier than mine, but just as loud.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
“The happiest workers can engender similar emotions in their customers, but they are also better at their jobs,” said the report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
As her mother explained, B.P.J. “is the happiest I have ever seen her when she is accepted for who she is and able to participate in school sports.”
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
He says England ending their 60-year wait to win a major tournament would make him "the happiest man on the planet".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Hockney would remember this period as one of his most prolific and happiest times in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
I paint a carousel of mirrors and dragons, and inside one of the mirrors is the happiest girl alive, desperate to break free.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
