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pleasant

[plez-uhnt] / ˈplɛz ənt /


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Surprise — much less pleasant surprise — is a rare sensation these days.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

That feeling of a parent’s pleasant astonishment at how their children carried themselves became a part of the making of the Aselton-Duplass family’s “Their Town” as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

"It's not pleasant, it's a lot of worries, but there's nothing we can do," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

A pleasant surprise is that a book about heat doesn’t wade into familiar debates over climate change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Not many in the Russian government liked to pleasant past.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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