bittersweet
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The production is said to be a "joyful, tender and bittersweet celebration of music, ambition and the courage it takes to be heard".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
A brownie that picks a lane and commits: dense and structured, deeply bittersweet and finished with a sharp hit of salt.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Tana French’s “The Keeper” is the final volume in her Cal Hooper trilogy and a bittersweet reckoning for its protagonist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
“It’s bittersweet to have a place this long, because you do go through the generations,” Cox said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The tunnel was damp and murky, and all around him there was the curious bittersweet smell of fresh peach.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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