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bitter

[bit-er] / ˈbɪt ər /




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Stir often to avoid burning the spices, which will result in a bitter taste.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Today, Derna is a changed city, but the memory of the 2023 tragedy remains bitter.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

It shut with the loss of 1,000 jobs after a bitter industrial dispute over the miners' pay.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Third-place finisher Paloma Valencia, who was backed by former President Álvaro Uribe, had fought a bitter campaign against Mr. de la Espriella for the support of the Colombian right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Oteg was drinking his bitter tea when I left.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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