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The team's victory has heartened its fans.
thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse
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She was heartened by legal wins this year in the ongoing fight over the measure passed in Bar Harbor, a popular destination near Maine’s Acadia National Park.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 7 July 2024
This should hearten comedy writers, who worry AI may take their already-scarce jobs.
—Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 5 July 2024
Hall said they were heartened by Pastor, who proposed more traditional buildings for The Pit.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
Labrador, the Idaho attorney general, said he was heartened by the Supreme Court justices’ opinions on Thursday, pointing to examples in which Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel A. Alito Jr. sided with his state or said that the Biden administration had made important concessions.
—Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 7 July 2024
This should hearten comedy writers, who worry AI may take their already-scarce jobs.
—Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 5 July 2024
Hall said they were heartened by Pastor, who proposed more traditional buildings for The Pit.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
Labrador, the Idaho attorney general, said he was heartened by the Supreme Court justices’ opinions on Thursday, pointing to examples in which Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel A. Alito Jr. sided with his state or said that the Biden administration had made important concessions.
—Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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“Hearten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearten. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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