disappointment
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Sources at the club insist she retains their full backing and, while there is disappointment and acknowledgement that results have not been good enough, they believe Slegers can guide them in the right direction.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Tom Hanks’ directorial debut, which was released to critical praise but was a box office disappointment, doesn’t hinge on the charming, passable performances of its lead actors.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The disappointment in September dashed those hopes, for now.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
The absence of a formal capital-return framework was likely the biggest source of initial investor disappointment, but management reiterated its willingness to distribute excess cash, it adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“You haven’t been making use of your sword as you should have, Jack,” the knight said with a touch of disappointment.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
It was Tottenham Hotspur who offered Kane hope after his earlier disappointments, but the future England captain was by no means the pick of the bunch for his age group.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
This logjam of disappointments has raised a previously unthinkable possibility: a playoff participant with more regular-season losses than wins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I look back at my career and think how remarkable it has been. The highs, the lows, the failures, the disappointments and the successes."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
“I love my mountain of disappointments, I do, but I’m human and my mountain is starting to sting more than it used to,” Krumholtz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
As the swing cricked a hundred cricks, Cat thought about the summer and all the disappointments and surprises it had brought her.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Vocabulary lists containing disappointment
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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