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depression

[dih-presh-uhn] / dɪˈprɛʃ ən /




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In the late 1980s, during roughly the same period Steinem later described grappling with depression, she also dated New York real-estate magnate Mort Zuckerman.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Parents, politicians and child advocacy groups are worried that social media is contributing to depression, anxiety, eating disorders and other issues.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Those missing factors are important because people with more severe insomnia, depression, anxiety, or other conditions may be more likely to use melatonin and could independently have a different cardiovascular risk.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

"I ultimately hope that there is more advocacy for postpartum depression and psychosis."

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

The list of “defective” geniuses went on and on: Newton was a sickly, fragile child; John Calvin was severely asthmatic; Darwin suffered crippling bouts of diarrhea and near-catatonic depression.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Market corrections, recessions, depressions, pandemics and human folly, along with investing in individual stocks despite the standard advice to diversify your holdings, can all take a toll on retirement savings.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Wars, diseases, revolutions, depressions, bankruptcies, financial crises and natural disasters all swept through history and wiped out wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

America has been through plenty of dark times in its history, from a Civil War to depressions and two bloody world wars that leveled much of the world.

From Salon Jan. 13, 2026

The SEC was established by Congress in the 1930s, in the midst of the Great Depression, to prevent the type of market manipulation and financial fraud that could help precipitate future depressions.

From Slate Jun. 17, 2024

But rather than outlining the petals in the usual way, Kang was clearing away the clay to leave teardrop-shaped depressions.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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