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joyful

[joi-fuhl] / ˈdʒɔɪ fəl /


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Joyful chaos reigned when AFP met them in their small apartment at the end of September.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

The Emmy Award-winning actor, who for years had supported survivors of sexual assault through her nonprofit Joyful Heart Foundation, testified with Worthy before Congress in 2017 on national rape kit reform.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2024

But Kartes is familiar closer to home for the “Rustic Joyful Food” site that the local resident has run for years, since closing her Tacoma restaurant, Minoela, after a difficult pregnancy.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

None of that was evident in M4L's first national gathering, which was titled the "Joyful Warriors" Summit, in keeping with members' reference to each other as "warriors" and "war moms."

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2022

“Even if Joyful Dog Walkers doesn’t open up again, I’m glad we did it.”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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