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bitterly



ADVERB
scathingly
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In response, the Australian government said it was "deeply frustrated and bitterly disappointed" more serious charges had not been pursued following the deaths of the six backpackers.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

"The Australian Government is deeply frustrated and bitterly disappointed that authorities in Laos are not pursuing the most serious charges," Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

“You put into me the perception of the incomparable,” Bettany version says in a bitterly mournful prayer at the end of the second episode, “and then ensured that I would know myself forever mediocre.”

From Salon May 16, 2026

To the west it borders on a profoundly and bitterly estranged Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

The father had once been a powerful magistrate but had fallen out of favor and was bitterly living at the palace.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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