bittersweet
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One of the main varieties that gives Somerset cider its bittersweet taste is Dabinett.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
The boys’ bittersweet final performance took place at New York’s Copacabana on July 25, 1956.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
“The Fire Agent” moves to a bittersweet, somewhat disillusioned finale without losing any of its narrative drive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Russia was known for its stormy classical music, its tormented poets, its mournful novelists and bittersweet playwrights.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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