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[doom] / dum /


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With eight third-place teams advancing out of group play, a win here would give either Scotland or Haiti a solid shot at going through while a draw could doom both.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

From concerns that the rise of artificial intelligence would doom traditional software technology, a decisive sentiment shift is under way.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

As athletic director at USC, Cohen understands the reasons for their doom and gloom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

They ignored the numbers and filled their dispatches with adjectives indicating a doom that, hilariously, the study didn’t support.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The latter informs the party that she bequeaths untold wealth to the young pair and an awful doom to Don Pedro, if he doesn’t make them happy.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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