dejected
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Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi, she watched anxiously as applicant after applicant left dejected.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
After that it was all the American, who reeled off 10 straight games as Medvedev imploded, cutting a dejected figure.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
SEOUL—After the last whistle blew at the youth women’s World Cup final in November, the Netherlands coach sounded dejected.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
“You are true competitors,” Derek’s father and head coach Tim Garcia told his dejected players minutes later.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
“Yeah, you’re right,” he mumbled, and turned, dejected, to walk back to his seat.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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