thwarted
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Modern touches of 2-step, sub-bass and auto-tune embellish songs that address distinctly adult concerns: Thwarted ambitions, losing touch with old friends, 21st Century malaise, and a constant, aching desire for human connection.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2023
Thwarted in their attempt to place nuclear missiles in Cuba, the Soviets focused on the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles, which could strike the United States from Europe.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Thwarted, unfulfilled desire is the wire running through Hitchcock’s work.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2021
Thwarted ambition and a state of limbo in work by Suné Woods at Papillion Gallery
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2015
Thwarted, he then embraced her stiffly before taking the baby in his arms under the watchful eye of his wife.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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