bittersweet
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And Wonderwall, from that album, became a bittersweet England World Cup anthem this summer.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
As Palestinian football officially resumed this week, his return to the stadium proved bittersweet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
A Korean-American boy’s experience of a world unlike the urban playground of his ordinary life is recollected from the bittersweet perspective of adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Beong-Soo Kim, the university’s 13th president, acknowledged the bittersweet mood as he addressed Trojans and their families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Every night of their lives they’d gone to sleep to that crackling hiss and that bittersweet tang of woodsmoke.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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