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Yet success soon turned to sourness in his relationship with the hierarchy.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

As for their sourness, the gummies are indeed more sweet heavy.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2025

That this sourness tinges the latest “Joe Schmo Show” may be unavoidable.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

The first tasted the way a pure corn tortilla should: a pleasant initial tinge of sourness, a soft texture, a concluding rush of earthiness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

Rahel could smell the sheaf of bus tickets and the sourness of the steel bus rails on the conductor’s hands.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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