bittersweet
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How appropriate that its bittersweet final act is so steeped in scripture, echoing God’s words to Rebekah about Jacob and Esau’s destiny.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
The widow of a former footballer who died of cancer is now pregnant with his child after a successful round of IVF in what she described as "bittersweet but beautiful news".
From BBC • May 6, 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 McKellen reveling in a great role: charmingly funny but also bittersweet in the film’s examination of how fading fame can calcify one’s soul.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
He wrapped me in blankets, fed me, and when my fever showed no signs of breaking on its own, he used the money I’d brought to buy a bittersweet medicine.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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