bleak
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In a frequently bleak narrative, that belief at least is comforting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Nevertheless, assuming the future is like the past, the path the stock market takes to that bleak long-term future will take it higher first.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
And though the reporting coming out of there during the first Trump administration often seemed bleak, Ribeiro’s memories of those days in El Paso are joyful because of its people.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The creator of hit BBC whodunnit Death Valley has said crime shows do not have to be "unremittingly bleak", as the drama returns for a second season.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
They squatted in a bleak wood and drank ditchwater strained through a rag.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Vocabulary lists containing bleak
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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