disappointment
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She remains constructive on the AI cycle, while acknowledging expectations leave less room for disappointment.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Nick Shirley primed his audience’s disappointment with an exuberant before picture.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
New Zealand's Defence Minister Paul Goldsmith said the circumstances around the resignation would come as a "great disappointment" to many in the armed forces.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Another hundred would have made the selection decision difficult, explaining Banton's obvious disappointment when he somehow belted Arafat to Shaheen Afridi.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Well! This séance has been a tremendous disappointment so far,” Lady Constance declared.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Other disappointments have been curatorial, like an early show devoted to the work of the filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar that was as banal as could be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The studio has had a string of disappointments this year, including Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” and DC Studios’ “Supergirl.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
"There's great feelings, and there's obviously disappointments, and sometimes the smaller disappointments lead to being a little bit bigger," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Warner-owned DC Studios’ “Supergirl” flopped in July, and Disney’s Marvel Studios had several disappointments last year including “Thunderbolts” and “Captain America: Brave New World.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
I’ve had disappointments and I’ve been lonely and frustrated and angry and all the crappy stuff everyone feels.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
Vocabulary lists containing disappointment
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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