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pleasure

Definition for pleasure

noun as in will, inclination

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desire, purpose

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“The American people provided him a mandate to run the executive branch, including the U.S. attorney’s office, and I look forward to serving at the pleasure of the president,” he said during a news conference.

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But the biggest pleasure of European van life is the freedom it gives us to explore the beautiful, quiet corners of the continent.

"It's a pleasure to conjure up a little festive magic with the Pleasance in their 30th year. Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens - sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy."

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As a 13-year-old, he tried recipes from the Gary Rhodes book Rhodes Around Britain and saw "the pleasure on people's faces", which turned his hobby into a passion.

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Ratcliffe has not been asked whether the upturn in fortunes is what he thought would happen but finally, he must be getting some pleasure from his £1bn-plus investment in his boyhood club.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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