disappointment
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"The booing and disappointment from Liverpool supporters is something I'm absolutely able to shoulder. I can understand it, in my own way," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Despite his disappointment, Abdul-Mateen said in his Vanity Fair interview that he understands “business and life move on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ms. Eubanks calls her failure to remain mentally healthy while giving J. the help he needed “the single greatest disappointment of my life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The risk right now is that the bar has been set so high that disappointment becomes possible even when results look strong.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
“You haven’t been making use of your sword as you should have, Jack,” the knight said with a touch of disappointment.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
“I love my mountain of disappointments, I do, but I’m human and my mountain is starting to sting more than it used to,” Krumholtz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Ten years later, Mourinho said his failure to sign Gerrard was one of his greatest transfer disappointments.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
At an estate nestled in New York’s Hudson Valley, a group of high achievers gathered to talk about the sacrifices and disappointments that can come with success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But a series of product disappointments and overly ambitious promises have left AR in the dust.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Then with a whoop the cubes flew from his hand to a chorus of amazements and disappointments.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing disappointment
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Pass It On," "If There Be Pain," and "Sonnet 30"
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