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  • I gulped at it, savoring the sugary, bittery sting of it, trying to forget Owen dead and remember him in life.

    Minnesota Menage Jack Swenson 2010

  • And so, after that march, on the anniversary of the Stonewall Protests, amidst the violence and the bittery, all of a difficult time for our nation, Jean and her husband, Jules, two parents who loved their son deeply, formed a group to support other parents and in turn to support their children as well.

    CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2009 2009

  • I always thought you just add ready made Pickle masala like Swad which makes dishes bittery taste or I added pickle juice from the bottle!

    Mirch-Masala from Gujarat Meera 2008

  • The lemon I used was a large one, and perhaps I should have know it would overpower the entire dish with a bittery lemon flavor—you can't taste the basil at all.

    Week 4 - Saturday - This Time with Theming :: Rebecca Blood 2007

  • "'The Count d'Aumenier,'" he added in bittery mockery.

    The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo Cyrus Townsend Brady 1890

  • Our referring you to the coverage of said letter by Michael Lewis (really, don't you think he's gotten very bittery-sour-grapes-like about markets since Liar's Poker?) is more a duty-bound kind of obligation.

    Dealbreaker 2009

  • Our referring you to the coverage of said letter by Michael Lewis (really, don't you think he's gotten very bittery-sour-grapes-like about markets since Liar's Poker?) is more a duty-bound kind of obligation.

    Dealbreaker 2009

  • Our referring you to the coverage of said letter by Michael Lewis (really, don't you think he's gotten very bittery-sour-grapes-like about markets since Liar's Poker?) is more a duty-bound kind of obligation.

    Dealbreaker 2009

  • To keep it from clinging bittery to her guns and her religion.

    Latest Articles The Hindu via FR 2008

  • kale does have a garnish look to it, doesn't it? but i love the slight bittery taste nad u are right it goes well with beans.thanks!

    Cooking with a wise herb 2008

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