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Cynics who question the value of a college degree will take delight in Is College Worth It: Class and the Myth of the College Premium by the late cultural critic Richard Ohmann and Ira Shor.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Swimmers and snorkelers will also take delight in the rocky formations arranged around the beach’s clear waters, and sunbathers can relish the picturesque blend of golden sand and small white pebbles.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 June 2024
The prosecution will be enormously expensive and Mr. Trump will take delight in pointing out the obvious political motivation for the suit.
—WSJ, 2 Apr. 2023
All of their owners are unabashed collectors, all of them take delight in objects and all of them find value in integrating their dwellings’ past lives and occupants into their present.
—Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Unlike many writers, Acker seemed to take delight in academic attention to her work.
—Laura Tanenbaum, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
Some of these women seem to take delight in being sweetly annoying; others truth-tell from beyond the grave.
—The Atlantic, 16 May 2022
Fans of offensive quarterbacks should take delight in watching Tar Heels fifth-year senior attacker Jamie Ortega (41 goals and 24 assists) and Orange senior attacker Meaghan Tyrrell (46 goals and 19 assists) operate on their respective sides of the field.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2022
So, Kornegay will take delight in whoever loses Saturday’s seminal showdown.
—Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Swimmers and snorkelers will also take delight in the rocky formations arranged around the beach’s clear waters, and sunbathers can relish the picturesque blend of golden sand and small white pebbles.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 June 2024
The prosecution will be enormously expensive and Mr. Trump will take delight in pointing out the obvious political motivation for the suit.
—WSJ, 2 Apr. 2023
All of their owners are unabashed collectors, all of them take delight in objects and all of them find value in integrating their dwellings’ past lives and occupants into their present.
—Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
Unlike many writers, Acker seemed to take delight in academic attention to her work.
—Laura Tanenbaum, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
Some of these women seem to take delight in being sweetly annoying; others truth-tell from beyond the grave.
—The Atlantic, 16 May 2022
Fans of offensive quarterbacks should take delight in watching Tar Heels fifth-year senior attacker Jamie Ortega (41 goals and 24 assists) and Orange senior attacker Meaghan Tyrrell (46 goals and 19 assists) operate on their respective sides of the field.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2022
So, Kornegay will take delight in whoever loses Saturday’s seminal showdown.
—Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
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“Take delight in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20delight%20in. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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