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De Zerbi’s excellence as a coach has never been in doubt but this job ending on a sour note is unfortunate timing.
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Tom Burrows, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
While Fried’s year ended on a sour note, his debut season with the Yankees went well overall.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
New York — Wall Street kicked off the week on a sour note, with stocks and bitcoin tumbling as a risk-off attitude spread through markets.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Virginia’s Thornton brothers left on a sour note in the late aughts during a middling run of too-slick singles and a cataclysmic drug bust in the inner circle.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Tom Burrows, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
While Fried’s year ended on a sour note, his debut season with the Yankees went well overall.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
New York — Wall Street kicked off the week on a sour note, with stocks and bitcoin tumbling as a risk-off attitude spread through markets.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Virginia’s Thornton brothers left on a sour note in the late aughts during a middling run of too-slick singles and a cataclysmic drug bust in the inner circle.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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“On a sour note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20sour%20note. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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