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happy endings

  • plural
    of happy ending.
    happy ending
    noun
    in a story, a conclusion in which good has the final victory and major issues are resolved to the satisfaction of the lead characters, often with the formation of a romantic relationship and sometimes regarded as unrealistic, cliché, or sentimental.

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Usually, advisers see these strategies work out to happy endings.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

But she knows happy endings in the real world aren’t as simple as they are in books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

The show’s conscious racial integration of 19th-century society, which was once considered revolutionary, is now as standard as its happy endings.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026

But happy endings aren’t meant to come at the start of romantic tales and the exuberance proves to be premature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025

If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

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