- plural of disappointment.
disappointments
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Her feisty turn in “Ghostlight” is a far cry from mousy Minnie, who tamps down her disappointments and desires for the sake of others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The trade has been enormously profitable, but recent disappointments have prompted investors and tech executives to seek protection against a larger unraveling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
It was Tottenham Hotspur who offered Kane hope after his earlier disappointments, but the future England captain was by no means the pick of the bunch for his age group.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
But recent disappointments in Alzheimer’s research, including hyped medicines based on a shaky hypothesis, have drawn more attention to their work on the brain-destroying mechanisms of FTD and how these might be halted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
As is the case with almost all archaeological endeavors, the search for artifacts from the Mary Rose, successful as it was, also had its share of disappointments.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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