bitterness
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The cocoa in the Trader Joe’s version has a bitterness that delivers a more balanced bite by cutting straight through the salt and sweet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The bitterness of Hamed's split from trainer Ingle in 1998 has been well-documented, with both sides seemingly losing.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Its first half is filled with the optimistic insistence that dancing and love will save us all, while the second finds Madonna wrestling with bitterness and regret.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Mexican Americans have long risen up to defend ourselves and defy our haters, but there’s usually an underlying strain of bitterness and anger that kneecaps us at the worst possible moments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
I was filled with the bitterness of not having the typewriter for which I had worked so hard.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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