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The idea of replacing caddies with animals, lightheartedly suggested by moderator Eben Novy-Williams?—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 Nov. 2025 -
Paltzik did not confirm the authenticity of the message but still suggested they were made lightheartedly.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Villarreal friendly offered a glimpse of both the potential and the challenge.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Lionel Messi in Las Vegas for an Inter Miami friendly shone a light on how sport is gravitating towards Nevada and the Strip.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, poor Sol is blithely ignoring Jen’s warning that Sincere seemed to switch up on Melanie awfully quick and that Sincere and Melanie are very in sync.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Carusillo just experienced a media cancellation of sorts, a consequence of blithely recommending a beauty treatment in one of her articles that ended up putting influencers in the hospital.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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From left, stalwart Fast/Furious gun molls Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, who know their way around all sorts of fancy cars, not to mention firearms, breezily support central good/bad dude Vin Diesel, who’s doing his best professional bowling imitation for the paparazzi.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Not exactly a breezily escapist tale of party-girl antics, this is more of a dystopian novel about the inevitable tech-apocalypse, told through the story of a family on vacation from Brooklyn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Shine kindly, and others gladly follow your generous, steady lead.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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Sweet never even knew about Wasiak’s record until last year, and would gladly drop his pursuit of it for a job in the majors.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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By human standard, of course, animals can be unintentionally and surprisingly clumsy, delightfully awkward or laughingly foolish.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Kipnis describes her own mother laughingly recalling a college professor chasing her around a desk and trying to kiss her.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Our kitchens are joyfully overrun with colorful heirloom tomatoes, juicy peaches, and of course, sweet corn.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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This is a story of a community that lived joyfully and out loud, dancing to Spanish verse set to Afro-Caribbean rhythms.—
Rev. José Rodriguez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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There's a joyously wacky energy to this broad comedy on the whole, giving Rudd an interesting arc to play.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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The team joyously celebrated the end of their regular season with a pool party, taco bar and more soccer, a news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
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“Gladsomely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladsomely. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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