well-pleased

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The early results of algorithmic rental cars are in, and Avis Chief Executive Officer Ron Nelson declared himself well-pleased with its “more nimble and dynamic” pricing.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 30, 2014

No longer can Mr. Davis be advanced by a well-pleased leader.

From Time Magazine Archive

"They might push a Brigadier General around," say his well-pleased subalterns, "but not a Major General."

From Time Magazine Archive

And last week, his wife, Beatrice, now the first comedienne of the English-singing stage, was playing in Chicago, presumably well-pleased that her husband had found a career.

From Time Magazine Archive

Athena well-pleased left Olympus and glided down to Ithaca.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton