bitterness
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Its sharp bitterness is the kind of flavor our brains are naturally inclined to avoid.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
Capra evaded the blacklist, but his bitterness remained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Joy at last in a season that has brought little more than bitterness and rancour about the state of the club, on the field and off.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Its first half is filled with the optimistic insistence that dancing and love will save us all, while the second finds Madonna wrestling with bitterness and regret.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
“My dear Frankenstein,” exclaimed Henry, when he perceived me weep with bitterness, “are you always to be unhappy? My dear friend, what has happened?”
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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