bittersweet
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But wherever the playoffs end, it’s likely to be a bittersweet finish for Gorden and Smerud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
"The process is extremely gruesome because even when you're getting good news, it's bittersweet - my brother is still not here," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
His first feature, 2002’s “Occident,” was a bittersweet slice of life about struggling Romanians considering migrating west to find happiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The other day, I grated two enormous zucchini into a bowl containing a quarter-can of pumpkin, brown sugar, cocoa powder and enough chopped bittersweet chocolate to make the whole operation look suspiciously like brownie batter.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
She heard sausages hissing in the kitchen, saw her brother’s collection of sports magazines on the livingroom table, smelled the bittersweet odor of Calpurnia’s hairdressing.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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