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pessimist

[pes-uh-mist] / ˈpɛs ə mɪst /


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She performed their single A Pessimist is Never Disappointed as an a capella encore on this year's US tour.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

In this Bleep mix, Logos focuses on tactile movements and dark energies, featuring tracks from UK contemporaries like Demdike Stare and Pessimist, among others.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2019

It also evokes a quip by J. Robert Oppenheimer, “The Optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The Pessimist fears it is true.”

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2018

October 12, 2010, 12:49 pm Is Your Dog a Pessimist?

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2010

The Pessimist was without a hat, and his countenance bore the marks of many a fray with the lower branches of the trees.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. by Various




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