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joyful

[joi-fuhl] / ˈdʒɔɪ fəl /


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While others may not find downsizing entirely joyful, there are a few things you can do to make the experience more manageable and efficient.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The band’s joyful energy was more suitable for bopping than brooding, and Mr. Casablancas’s detached and distorted delivery is distant from grunge’s anguished growls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The broadcaster revealed her cancer diagnosis in January 2023, saying the news had prompted her to express "profound thanks to everyone who has made my life so joyful".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Get ready to potentially feel joyful and self-analytical afterward — Hammer packed a lot of expression into her out years, all the way to her death from ovarian cancer in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Clare thought it was joyful and lovely, though Brickbane had always grumbled about it, for it made the book fat and sticky.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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