depressed
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Operating earnings were depressed by weaker underwriting and investment income at the company’s large insurance units.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
I love being back in L.A., though it gets me down a little bit — not depressed but melancholy in an autumn-of-my-years type of way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
She is more concerned with getting her depressed brother to come on the impending trip to Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Analysts say significant gas production has also been curtailed this year and many wells have been drilled but not yet connected to pipelines, especially in Appalachia, where prices have been depressed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
She told us that Marlene needed her to be there with her as much as possible, that she had been off her food and depressed ever since her mother had died.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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