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bitter

[bit-er] / ˈbɪt ər /




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But his policies have triggered bitter upheaval, with workers and Indigenous people taking to the streets in protest.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

He is giving you this money out of his own pocket because you are his sister and he understands that you have had to swallow a bitter pill.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, once colleagues at OpenAI and now bitter rivals, found themselves side-by-side.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Even the famous concluding quintet, “To leave, to break,” a bitter dissection of love, was noisy rather than poignant or profound.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

But she only let out a bitter chuckle and told me I was naive.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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