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bitterness

[bit-er-nis] / ˈbɪt ər nɪs /




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Such a cloying tone from the queen of bitterness!

From Slate • May 6, 2026

The rest of the band joins in as Ayewa calls for the listener to look up to a world above war, bitterness, and division.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The raw bitterness displayed between the rivals underscores the challenge the companies will have working together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

It acts as a kind of bass note — amplifying the darker frequencies of cocoa, intensifying its bitterness and pulling it into focus.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

But Jam was silent as she walked out, because the only thing in her chest was a low kind of bitterness, a sort of feeling trapped and not being heard.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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