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Immediately after his defeat, Medvedev violently smashed a racket in frustration and sat dejectedly on his chair for several minutes before leaving the court.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Semi-autobiographical in one sense and despondently poetic in the other, The Stranger launched Camus’ career as a major 20th century author.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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O’Farrell’s words skip lightly on some pages, then pace with anxiety, then finally trudge along despairingly.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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In season 3 of The Gilded Age, Gladys unhappily marries the Duke of Buckingham.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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One of the youngest of the MacKenzie brood (and often seen with sister Janet), Jocasta Cameron is sometimes callously honest, perpetually jealous of the attention Ellen gets, and unhappily married to an old man.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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Mia plaintively asks Philip at one particularly vulnerable moment.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Today, its surface is bitterly cold, with most of its underground water frozen into a thick shell of ice, with some remaining as a salty brine trapped below.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The party fought bitterly against the reformers targeting this assault on democracy.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Disconsolately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconsolately. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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