unhappy
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What’s the point of moving if one of you is unhappy?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
As long as there are holidays and unhappy American families, the country’s stages will never be empty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
I’m sure there are Dodgers fans unhappy about losing to the Brewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Many Americans were unhappy with the president over issues like healthcare and immigration, but majorities still viewed his economic record favorably.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
It blinked at me, then gave an unhappy hoot.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
A 2010 Brookings Institution paper found people were unhappier on days when gasoline rose above $3.50 and $4.00 a gallon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
"It should really shock our collective conscience… It will haunt us. We are seeing things happening that will make the world an unhappier place far beyond the region."
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025
Not only does this “maximizer” mentality lead to more hoarding, it can also make you unhappier.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
Does that mean that the people of Costa Rica or Nepal are inherently unhappier than their Scandinavian brethren?
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2022
“I made them unhappier than they have been in years, I think,” said Montag.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
“You are only as happy as your unhappiest child, and me? I have so many.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
The happiest young people are in Lithuania, while the unhappiest are in Afghanistan.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Philippe Villeneuve, the cathedral's chief architect, described himself four years ago - after witnessing the fire - as "the unhappiest architect in the world".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2023
Their new paper, which they describe as an “adversarial collaboration,” did find a plateau, but only among the unhappiest 20% of people, and only then when they start earning over $100,000.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
She was the unhappiest I had ever seen her.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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