letdown
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Telluride attendees spent days obsessing over what movie would screen as the Sunday surprise premiere, and the unceasing speculation felt like it could only result in a letdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Renaissance part of the exhibition is so mesmerizing that the modern portion feels like a bit of a letdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The latest letdown comes at an inopportune moment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Nothing may ever hold a candle to that evening against Denmark, but this was a bit of a letdown.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
But of course the response was a letdown for Hickock’s attorney, who hopelessly asked, “Can you qualify that answer?”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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