hearten
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The relatively shorter break, after the company picked 2025 as the potential date for BTS' return as a group, also appeared to hearten the market.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2022
There is also some quite progressive language in this draft decision that will hearten campaigners, specifically the mention of coal.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2021
That would give fresh impetus to the Cop26 talks, and hearten activists.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2020
Expectations of a more stable partnership with business appeared to hearten investors.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2017
Ralph had watched the water fight with sadness in his heart, never guessing the scene would one day hearten him, as it did now.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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This heartens Jimmy so much that he calls Kim at Palm Coast Sprinklers in Titusville, Fla., which is where she seems to work.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
It heartens her when people tell her they are vaccinated and boosted, if eligible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
“What heartens me was within a couple of weeks of that passing, was the council came together and said, ‘Let’s do what we can to make sure that we get a year-round shelter before then.’
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2018
The outpouring of support heartens her, but Valerio has a less-than-optimistic forecast for Muslims.
From The Guardian ● May 13, 2018
The success of "The Beggar's Opera" heartened Gay, as a first great success heartens any man.
From Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732) by Lewis Melville
He was heartened by Ramsay’s cost control and operating leverage in Australia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"And I was heartened to hear Julia reflect that that was the experience that took place in our office."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Investors seemed heartened by news that British authorities have cleared Ellison’s proposed takeover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Isak may have been the beneficiary of a goalkeeping error for his first-half goal, but the manner in which he ran at the Tunisian defence then showed the confidence to shoot will have heartened Iraola.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
He rose and went to the door of the room where O-lan was and he called into the crack and the sound of his own voice heartened him a little.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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All of that might sound heartening for people hoping that humans will remain central to the creation of culture.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
It’s heartening to see that documentary filmmaking can still change lives.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I find it very heartening," 24-year-old Magnus Bjerg Sturm told AFP at the Social Democrats party at a Stockholm conference centre.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
It’s heartening that the movies are getting closer to that day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The coffee was heartening and there was always a bun or a bologna sandwich to sustain her.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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