as in cheerfulness
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To Update Or Stop Using Browser A 2021 study published in Trends in Psychology suggests that an emotional divorce can involve a multitude of feelings for both parties, including fear, relief, sadness, anger, hope and personal growth.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025 -
Jayson Tatum’s ruptured Achilles in Game 4 crippled their title hopes.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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That’s about the same brightness as Polaris, the North Star, the 48th brightest star in the night sky.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The large 27-inch screen has a dreamy 5K resolution—an uncommon combo, hence the steep price—and hits 600 nits of brightness.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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Heiss felt toward the relationship between them a kind of atavistic idealism, which connected the experience to relationships between the Greek erastes and eromenos.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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Through deeply human storytelling, the series transcends its historical setting to explore universal themes of violence, trauma, idealism, and the moral ambiguities of political conflict.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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On Tuesday, signs of that optimism finally began to appear.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Even among Democrats, only about a third expressed any optimism for their party.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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“Hopefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopefulness. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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