bitterness
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From building on the hiding dished out to Hearts to another loss and getting shunted back to bitterness and rancour.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
He is still quick to mention that he has never won an Emmy, though now with more humor than bitterness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
In a brutally self-aware confession, Yasmina observes, “I carry bitterness for humanity, for relationships and for myself.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Its first half is filled with the optimistic insistence that dancing and love will save us all, while the second finds Madonna wrestling with bitterness and regret.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Then he said with bitterness: ‘If you like I can sit and read the paper awhile. But I wish you would let me sleep now.’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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