comfort
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Yet investors can take comfort that the “underlying appetite” for artificial intelligence has not changed since the midterms.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Voters who find the continued cultural swirl around this issue icky nonetheless may take comfort that their legislature already is getting the matter under control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Speaking about the victims' families, he said: "Above all, I hope they can take some comfort from knowing that lessons have been learned and that their loved ones will not be forgotten."
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
When the rabble in the street gets too close to the presidential palace for comfort, they keep half an eye on Florida real estate, much like Northeast Corridor retirees.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
The sight of the moonlit barn, the shadowy oak, and the outline of Redhead Hill was a comfort.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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This provides enough electricity to charge phones and run lights, fans and even electric razors, small comforts that have become a luxury for families still living in tents and shelters.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
David Beckham swapped the Galactico comforts of Real Madrid, where he spent four seasons and collected a sole La Liga crown, for a Hollywood welcome at LA Galaxy.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
In return, he’d get comforts for his death row cell, including a television, as well as $33,000 to pay off a restitution order and purchase headstones for his parents’ graves, The Times reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Real surprises are rarer in the land of Too Much TV, although we shouldn’t knock reliable comforts.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
His childhood illness had helped to make him both self-reliant and something of a dreamer, who loved his creature comforts.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Reyna: In the studio, I had a lot of moments where I felt totally alone, but what comforted me was our creative process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Dozens of police and emergency responders gathered outside the cordoned-off Debsirin Nonthaburi School on Friday, AFP journalists saw, while parents waited to pick up their children and tearful students and staff comforted each other outside.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
If you have watched any of these — if they comforted you on your worst days and made good ones better — Burrows had a hand in making your life funnier.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
But, he feels comforted knowing that the building will be used to cater for children with some of the most complex needs in the borough.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
It comforted me to know he was here with me.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Amid wars and violence, the pope is a reminder of the power of good over evil, he said, comforting those who are “hopeless, apathetic and skeptical about the state of the country and the world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
And when I want something comforting, I’ll toss them into pastina with finely diced vegetables for what I think of as “tiny everything soup.”
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
It’s a potent mixture to be comforting and intriguing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The more I thought about it, the more I realized there was something comforting about my conversation with Randy.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I think something familiar might be comforting to them,” Salma Auntie says.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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