disappointment
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"The booing and disappointment from Liverpool supporters is something I'm absolutely able to shoulder. I can understand it, in my own way," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“LIV Golf recognizes the disappointment these changes may bring for fans, local stakeholders, Thomas Rhett and Disco Lines, and appreciates the significant time and effort invested by the artists and their teams,” the league said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Despite his disappointment, Abdul-Mateen said in his Vanity Fair interview that he understands “business and life move on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The risk right now is that the bar has been set so high that disappointment becomes possible even when results look strong.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Benji didn’t know if he should feel relief or disappointment or anger.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
“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
Ten years later, Mourinho said his failure to sign Gerrard was one of his greatest transfer disappointments.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
As the country celebrates 250 years since independence, many Americans and immigrants know the daily reality of chasing that dream -- through countless disappointments and endless striving.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
For every “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” “Fire Island” or “Clueless,” disappointments also crowd the TV and movie landscape.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
What other disappointments would she find in them?
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Vocabulary lists containing disappointment
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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