laughter
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It was hard squaring the hulking mass of midshipmen who would nearly trample me at Herndon with these two polite teenagers prone to nervous laughter.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
Burrows modeled the notion of directing as a duty to truly bring a show’s cast and writing into people’s living rooms and lives, epitomizing the idea that laughter narrows the distance between strangers.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026
“For more than five decades, Tom Dreesen brought laughter, heart, and humanity to audiences across America.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Amid the laughter, Macron appeared to take the comment with good humour.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Their bodies were heaving like laughter, but the laughs sounded more like growls and howls and snorts.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 6
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