bitterly
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“You put into me the perception of the incomparable,” Bettany version says in a bitterly mournful prayer at the end of the second episode, “and then ensured that I would know myself forever mediocre.”
From Salon • May 16, 2026
But many Californians complain bitterly about the cost of living, squeezed by sky-high housing prices and the most expensive gas in the country.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
The film may not propose a solution to any of our maladies, but it’s a bitterly convincing diagnosis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Four years ago, Ebba Aarsjoe of Sweden was second after the first giant slalom run in the standing division on her Games debut but failed to finish her second run, leaving her bitterly disappointed.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
John Joseph Mathews bitterly recalled reporters “enjoying the bizarre impact of wealth on the Neolithic men, with the usual smugness and wisdom of the unlearned.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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