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bittersweetness

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Foster’s performance is all cracked leather and matriarchal bittersweetness, pushing Danvers’ sadness to a place just beneath her impatient, determined surface.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2024

Yet the team’s success has a tinge of bittersweetness.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023

But all the excitement over the rock samples also comes with some bittersweetness: The expedition may be one of the last for the ship.

From Science Magazine • May 25, 2023

Its bittersweetness is encapsulated in one of Cushla’s memorable comebacks.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022

A magic potion in all of its bittersweetness, helping him remember too.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles