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disappoint

[dis-uh-point] / ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪnt /


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“We never want to disappoint our fans, and we know many of you will have made plans to attend this evening’s concert.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Owning at least many of them enables an investor to be diversified within this type of compelling idea, mitigating the risk that one of them could disappoint and destroy an investor’s portfolio.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

And Musk didn’t disappoint those who see him as a “world-class jerk,” as one juror described him in a questionnaire before the trial.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

For that to happen, earnings won’t need to necessarily disappoint; rather, investors can choose to take a dimmer view on the immense corporate investment in AI-related data centers.

From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026

It gives me no pleasure at all to disappoint you.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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