bittersweet
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One of the things I have always loved about “Bob’s Burgers” is the bittersweet certainty that the Belchers may get ahead, but never by very much.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
India, the world's largest consumer of sugar, is trying to avoid a bittersweet festive season.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Beong-Soo Kim, the university’s 13th president, acknowledged the bittersweet mood as he addressed Trojans and their families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
This bittersweet ending is paralleled alongside the story of the patient and Katharine.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
He enjoyed listening to Nately, whose maudlin, bittersweet lamentations mirrored much of his own romantic desolation and never failed to evoke in him resurgent tides of longing for his wife and children.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Brown Girl Dreaming
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