joy
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It was a joy to walk all 18 holes of Sunday's final round with Fox and the time-efficient Burns playing at such a brisk pace.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Money is great, but not at the expense of your peace, autonomy and joy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
That was the real survival infrastructure; not joy by itself, but joy attached to community and vigilance.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
It is a dark side to a major sporting event, which should bring joy to everyone.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
He glanced down at it, and the stab of shock he received was immediately followed by a rush of relief and joy.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
A Taco Bell X post last week riffing on the joys of “spiritually sitting in a taco bell parking lot at sunset” was met with poop emojis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But rather than fixate on that, might we suggest a few reads about all the joys available to us in this world?
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
It’s all she grew up knowing, and these days, it’s where some of her deepest friendships and greatest joys are.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
"Human consent is not an impediment to progress. Human consent does not diminish the struggles and the joys of technological innovation or inhuman creativity," Blanchett said at the event in the parliament's library.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
The difference is that the joys and raptures away from the board weren’t really there for Bobby.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing joy
"The Giving Tree"
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Key Words, Unit 5
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