bittersweet
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Chances are you’ll be in good company there, with me and other musical daydreamers sharing the same sense of drifting into a bittersweet beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The widow of a former footballer who died of cancer is now pregnant with his child after a successful round of IVF in what she described as "bittersweet but beautiful news".
From BBC • May 6, 2026
A brownie that picks a lane and commits: dense and structured, deeply bittersweet and finished with a sharp hit of salt.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
“It’s bittersweet to have a place this long, because you do go through the generations,” Cox said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
However, by all accounts, this year’s event was bittersweet, as some of the class members were not present.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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Brown Girl Dreaming
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