bitterness
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Katelijne Bekers, the CEO and co-founder of MicroHarvest, describes the cat snack Vegcat as having an umami taste without the bitterness of some plant-based proteins.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Bram, his husband, has a demanding job at a museum in Rotterdam and Arnold’s bitterness has grown wearying.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The melon’s bitterness, the plant’s resilience, mix with the sun’s relentlessness.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Such a cloying tone from the queen of bitterness!
From Slate • May 6, 2026
And at this level of experience one’s bitterness begins to be palatable, and hatred becomes too heavy a sack to carry.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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Vocabulary lists containing bitterness
"America"
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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