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disappointment

[dis-uh-point-muhnt] / ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪnt mənt /




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“We need the next three days to get over the disappointment and fatigue,” Broos said, before addressing his team’s mere two shots on goal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The public’s drift from space, he argued, wasn’t the apathy of a tired people but the disappointment of a hopeful one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Investors expressed their disappointment, as the departure comes just three months after the company said CEO Shantanu Narayen will be stepping down after 18 years in the job after a successor is named.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

A coalition of children's rights organisations, health professional bodies, charities, and community and voluntary sector groups, the Equal Protection Working Group, expressed "profound disappointment".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

But after lunch, Cat’s disappointment had been pushed aside by a squirmy feeling.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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