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The show is so ungainly jumping inelegantly between New York and France, showcasing obnoxious people who take pleasure in shouting at each other.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
But watching my son take pleasure in watching this thing that has given me so much pleasure was, in the recursive loop that is parenting, a pleasure in itself.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024
On the contrary, some take pleasure in being complimented in front of others.
—Martina Seferovic, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The answer is clearly to take pleasure in one another, and in the way our miraculous bodies move in space.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
But watching my son take pleasure in watching this thing that has given me so much pleasure was, in the recursive loop that is parenting, a pleasure in itself.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024
On the contrary, some take pleasure in being complimented in front of others.
—Martina Seferovic, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The answer is clearly to take pleasure in one another, and in the way our miraculous bodies move in space.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
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“Take pleasure in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20pleasure%20in. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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