pleasantly
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On busy nights, I’d estimate the wait, scribble down a last name, party size and pager number in black pen, then hand over a pleasantly hefty plastic puck.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
But he said he was pleasantly surprised at how well many countries have weathered recent geopolitical uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
When the joke lands differently with a punchline they’re not expecting, they’re pleasantly surprised.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Maxime Novikov, a 43-year-old historian on the tour, said he was "pleasantly surprised that part of the new museum is dedicated to Russian territories that were under Nazi occupation."
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Throughout most of the hearing he had sat pleasantly, but when some of his former foster parents had come into the court, I could see him become upset.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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