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merry

[mer-ee] / ˈmɛr i /


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"I do my best, but I can't slow down this merry go round."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

And if you had that kind of a mother — or better, if you are that kind of a mother — the merry derangement O’Hara brought to her performances was soul-satisfying.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

Winter wonderlands are absent from these images, though many of the locales Mr. Friedlander captures are merry and bright.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Nonetheless if the market doesn’t make strides over the remainder of the holiday season, investors won’t be feeling very merry.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Lady Constance sounded merry in the sort of brightly exaggerated way that made it clear she was trying not to cry, and perhaps not entirely succeeding.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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