happy for
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: to be glad about (someone's luck or accomplishment)
It's great that he won the scholarship. I'm very happy for him.
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Be happy for your husband but don’t beat yourself up too much.
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Hurts is extra happy for this matchup after the Cowboys shocked the NFL world by trading All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons last week to the Packers for two first-round picks and Kenny Clark.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Everyone here in the neighborhood is very, very happy for the news.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
So happy for my man @TommyFleetwood1 for enduring the relentless pressure cooker his quality golf has put him in during these playoffs and there is no more deserving champ.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Hurts is extra happy for this matchup after the Cowboys shocked the NFL world by trading All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons last week to the Packers for two first-round picks and Kenny Clark.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Everyone here in the neighborhood is very, very happy for the news.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
So happy for my man @TommyFleetwood1 for enduring the relentless pressure cooker his quality golf has put him in during these playoffs and there is no more deserving champ.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Happy for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20for. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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