as in cheerfulness
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Noun
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In all, the news formed a sobering and immediate counterweight to investors’ hopes of just hours ago.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
29 May 2025 -
The statement likely dashed the hopes of some traders and some in the administration that Powell would preemptively cut rates to ease any setback to economic growth from tariff policy.—
Alex Harring,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Both cameras capture good detail and color (for a tablet) without overdoing the brightness.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Other steps to help reduce damage include face masks or glasses made to shield blue light, or just simply lowering the brightness of your phone.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Her trajectory has also, it’s long seemed to me, been exemplary of a certain strain of Millennial idealism.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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What begins as an architectural experiment becomes an eccentric and emotional journey into isolation, celebrity, and the limits of utopian idealism.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
15 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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