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bitter

[bit-er] / ˈbɪt ər /




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But she had learned early on to “take the bitter with the sweet,” remain positive and keep busy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

But he quit the institution last year amid a bitter governance dispute with its chairperson.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

We’re talking about an enormous bureaucratic organization with 2,000 years of weird and troubled history, whose massive internal contradictions and bitter factional disputes are only partly visible to outsiders.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Though last year’s Final Four run ended in bitter heartbreak, Kirstie is more optimistic about UCLA’s chances this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

It made a vicious kind of sense, and he felt it with a bitter certainty.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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