bittersweet
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"It's bittersweet, and I think that's OK," says Kim.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
There’s something very bittersweet about the fact that the two people we spent all that time with don’t fully have their moment together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
In separate interviews, Mundy, Lindelof and King discussed the “Lanterns” finale, Stewart and Jordan’s bittersweet reconciliation and the show’s fiercely protective mothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
There was something bittersweet about watching him do it, although I suppose his ritual isn’t so different from mine.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
He wrapped me in blankets, fed me, and when my fever showed no signs of breaking on its own, he used the money I’d brought to buy a bittersweet medicine.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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