miserable
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If everything around us is telling us we are going to feel miserable, that we’re not recovered, we’ll start to believe it.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
“It’s miserable and it’s frustrating, the games they play,” he said.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Nasty villains with evil plans to make us miserable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Exactly five years later, the time to escape California arrived after a miserable breakup from a three-year relationship with a guy that I hid entirely from my family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
They want to buy the house for a pittance, and Father refuses to accept their miserable offers.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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