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• Stocks kicked off the new month of trading this week on a sour note.
  — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
• The Bearcats battled back to lose by just eight, but a 68-60 defeat began the year on a sour note.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2022
• But the stock market kicked off the second quarter last week on a sour note.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
• The year ended on a sour note, with job gains slowing even more than in November.
  — Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2022
• Musk, who had been on OpenAI’s board, left on a sour note in 2018 after a power struggle.
  — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2023
• Instead, Doval enters the season’s midway point on a sour note.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
• But Miami’s 2022 season ended on a sour note with a blowout home loss to Pittsburgh.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
• South avenged the defeat with a lopsided 10-1 victory and kicked off Chugiak’s senior night on a sour note.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2022
• But was convinced by his coaches and didn’t want to officially end his prep career on a sour note.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
• Thursday’s trading moves come after a solid 2024 for stocks ended on a sour note.
  — Jesse Pound,christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2025
• Note that three of the four major indexes are close to their September 30 lows, and, as the week ended on a sour note, are likely to test those lows as the new week begins.
  — Robert Barone, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
• The Hurricanes' season ended on a sour note, with a shocking 42-38 loss to Syracuse in the final week of the regular season.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
• So close to seeing such an emotionally taxing season end on a sour note.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
• The Frogs had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds; Baugh missed the contested midrange badly, ending his spectacular performance on a sour note.
  — Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2023
• The young women learn that their dad’s time at El Bulli, the famed temple of molecular gastronomy, ended on a sour note.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2022
• An otherwise entertaining year became quite messy in the final stages and ended on a sour note.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
• Numerous seniors ended their careers on a sour note without a chance to compete for a trophy.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2021
• This new chapter in Putin’s presidency began—circa 2011—on a sour note.
  — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2022
• However, spring begins on a sour note, as Venus—your ruling planet—will station retrograde in Aries as of March 1.
  — Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
• His stellar campaign ended on a sour note when Cowser fractured his hand while striking out during the Orioles’ season-ending loss to the Royals in Game 2 of the wild-card round.
  — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2024
• However, the home series ended on a sour note in an unsuccessful comeback against Utah.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2022
• Last season, Sacramento eliminated Golden State in the play-in round, ending Thompson’s tenure with the franchise on a sour note.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
• One mistake sent the Lakers into a freefall Saturday, zapping their positive momentum and ending their five-game road trip on a sour note.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023
• The Cardinals won five of their last seven games to earn their third straight bowl appearance, but their regular season ended on a sour note with a loss to intrastate archrival Kentucky.
  — Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2022
• Of course the Super Bowl call that will be remembered most is the game-deciding holding penalty in the final moment that ended a fantastic symphony on a sour note.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 13 Feb. 2023
• And so their season ended on a sour note, clouded by off-field controversy and ultimately defined by shortcomings on the field.
  — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2022
• Rivera is an intriguing consideration who’s seen success as a coach but left Washington on a sour note, much like most coaches during the Dan Snyder era.
  — Chris Branch, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
• As a junior at MSU, Appling was the team's leading scorer but his college career ended on a sour note with a wrist injury that disrupted his professional prospects.
  — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2023
• The evening ended on a sour note.
  — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
• Work in progress Home Depot kicked off this week’s string of retailer earnings reports on a sour note.
  — Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025