bittersweet
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What about both movies called “The Illusionist” — the bittersweet French animated one about an aging magician and the Edward Norton one in which he is also, confusingly, a magician?
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
As Palestinian football officially resumed this week, his return to the stadium proved bittersweet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
A Korean-American boy’s experience of a world unlike the urban playground of his ordinary life is recollected from the bittersweet perspective of adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
She became set on tracking down The Unburned Book by Taiwanese poet Yang Du, a bittersweet reflection on protesters who later went into exile.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
After dinner the men would sing, accompanied by tin whistles and the bittersweet pluck of mandolin strings.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Brown Girl Dreaming
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