disappointment
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“The price action could reflect some initial disappointment that the size of the bond buyback was not even bigger,” Lee Hardman, senior currency analyst at MUFG, said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Those concerns came to fruition as Vinicius signed a new long-term contract in Spain in another Arsenal disappointment.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
First is a jolt of excitement when seeing the subject line, and then comes disappointment, Carr said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
The day after Volkswagen management, shareholders and unions agreed to cut a total 100,000 jobs over the coming years, automotive workers told AFP Friday they were feeling a mix of fury and disappointment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Naomi's face droops, and I can taste her disappointment.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
“I love my mountain of disappointments, I do, but I’m human and my mountain is starting to sting more than it used to,” Krumholtz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
England's Jazmin Sawyers was finally able to put previous disappointments at major championships behind her by winning the women's long jump at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
At an estate nestled in New York’s Hudson Valley, a group of high achievers gathered to talk about the sacrifices and disappointments that can come with success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But a series of product disappointments and overly ambitious promises have left AR in the dust.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
I was another link in a long chain of disappointments.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing disappointment
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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