bittersweet
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Mull’s death in 2024 makes the ending bittersweet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 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 was something bittersweet about watching him do it, although I suppose his ritual isn’t so different from mine.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
As Palestinian football officially resumed this week, his return to the stadium proved bittersweet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
This was Adams’s resigned but bittersweet mood in 1809, when Rush reported his most amazing dream yet.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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