- plural of disappointment.
disappointments
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But recent disappointments in Alzheimer’s research, including hyped medicines based on a shaky hypothesis, have drawn more attention to their work on the brain-destroying mechanisms of FTD and how these might be halted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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
“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
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
As the swing cricked a hundred cricks, Cat thought about the summer and all the disappointments and surprises it had brought her.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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