bittersweet
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One of the things I have always loved about “Bob’s Burgers” is the bittersweet certainty that the Belchers may get ahead, but never by very much.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The list is overwhelmingly American with just one foreign-language film, Federico Fellini’s bittersweet 1953 comedy “I Vitelloni.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
He added it was "bittersweet" that it took "a celebrity having a child with SMA to get to where we are" and felt that is what it would take for change in Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
This bittersweet ending is paralleled alongside the story of the patient and Katharine.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Korean words for “honey, I love you” sound especially bittersweet to me.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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