happy
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In short, it’s on her to make sure everyone on deck is always happy.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 19, 2026
It is a hefty sum and remains an unlikely outcome, but the understanding for now is that Araujo is just happy to show his qualities to everyone once again.
From BBC β Oct. 19, 2026
After the war, d’Ornano’s family settled in Spain, where she had “a happy childhood, but with very little money.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 18, 2026
Zoey also believes the area has a lot to shout about and is happy to have returned after university.
From BBC β Oct. 18, 2026
So he was determined to send Gingersnipes into an Afterlife where she would be happy.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
I seem to be happier with my mustache.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 14, 2026
But amid a churn of players and managers at Spurs, he has moved on – and Boro fans couldn't be happier.
From BBC β Oct. 12, 2026
People who believe they are out-earning their peers do appear to be actually happier, according to a 2024 paper circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 8, 2026
The sheriff, now awaiting the delivery of two new squad cars that will be paid for with DHS funds, couldn’t be happier.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 2, 2026
And Penelope, who tended to be cheerful in any case, felt happier than—well, happier than she could recall feeling in a very long while.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
This is a skillset of someone who is happiest in the darkest corners of government—the swampiest of swamps—a realm of acronyms, white papers, and multihyphenate bureaucracies.
From Slate β Oct. 15, 2026
Jacqui has described the last few years as her "happiest in a long time".
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
One of China's golds went to Mu Xinyue, who called it "the happiest moment of my life" after she became the first woman to win an Asian Games title in eSports.
From Barron's β Oct. 1, 2026
She’s my best friend, and I’m the happiest I have ever been when I’m with her, but I have also never felt so supported and safe, ever.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 23, 2026
It stunned me in the happiest of ways.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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