bittersweet
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Bittersweet flashbacks recall her Stanley, Ind., childhood — cruising around town on a Friday night in a “lime-green Chevelle,” a gift from her father that was the “source of such happiness.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
In Susan Cain’s "Bittersweet," she talks about what draws us to sad music over happy music.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024
“I’m surprised nobody thought of it before you, Mike,” David Scripter told Mr. Graves as he dropped off an order of dozens of cakes from Bittersweet Confections, a bakery started by his wife.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
Last Night in the Bittersweet was also the week's most-purchased physical album, topping the vinyl chart in the process.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022
I was led to a seat on a stage set down on about the ten-yard line, with the Blue Ridge section of Levittown—Butternut Road, Balsam Road, Bittersweet Drive—just behind me.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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