as in joys
an elated, joyful feeling
The crowd cheered in exultation when the home team scored.
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One of the few joys of social media is watching someone experience something that brings them pure joy for the first time.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 June 2026 -
What to do in Boston's South End One of the joys of Boston's South End is simply going for perhaps one of the most picturesque walks in the city.—
Shannon McMahon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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But by the New York Times bestselling author and pop culture essayist’s own admission, no topic has loomed larger or longer in his mind than the ironies, ecstasies and singularity of American football.—
Zack Ruskin,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Jan. 2026
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We’re surrounded by sensory delights, and a new book argues that being more attuned to them could be a balm for digital exhaustion.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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The psychologists, economists, and happiness advocates have saddled the rest of us with an impoverished and incomplete picture of gratification and its distinctive delights.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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