bittersweet
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Phil Demers, a former Marineland handler, like many people who the BBC spoke to, said the end of Marineland is "bittersweet".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
It’s wickedly funny and unsentimental and pulls off a bittersweet ending that’s ambiguous enough to keep you talking long after the film ends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
"The process is extremely gruesome because even when you're getting good news, it's bittersweet - my brother is still not here," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
There’s something very bittersweet about the fact that the two people we spent all that time with don’t fully have their moment together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
In the fall it held a few sprigs of bittersweet and at Christmas time it held holly.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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