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The co-owner of the Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire during New Year celebrations was released from custody on Friday after bail was paid on his behalf, dismaying victims' families.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

“It is dismaying that so many of them have been forgotten.”

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Maybe the most dismaying thing about it is that nobody could say why.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2023

It is dismaying to learn you’ve been dropped from a physician’s practice because a few years have passed since your last visit, but the approach isn’t uncommon.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2022

I swallowed down the heavy lump in the back of my throat, fighting the dismaying urge to cry.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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