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end in disappointment



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All that hope, so often fancied to go all of the way, only for it to end in disappointment.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

They’re now in the midst of six straight NL East titles, but a 2021 World Series title is the only time the postseason didn’t end in disappointment.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

Would its bid for a seventh European title end in disappointment?

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022

But a search for the most basic biographical information about the company’s chairman and co-founders, usually standard fare in offering documents, will end in disappointment.

From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2015

Again you must forgive me for plain-speaking; but let me advise you, as a friend, to entertain no hopes that can only end in disappointment.

From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Bertram Mitford


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