bleakness
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Thor for thunderstorms, shrieking Sirens to explain shipwrecks, the abduction of Persephone the reason behind the bleakness of winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Rather than offering calm, he believes white now risks amplifying "a sense of bleakness", particularly when paired with cool, clinical lighting.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
"I see absolutely nothing to be gained for women's tennis - I see only bleakness," she told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
Then, too, there’s the sheer bleakness of the role: “Everyone starts off enthusiastic,” Camille tells Sailor, “but then, I don’t know. They just sort of give up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
His chest was stuffed, a feeling of cool bleakness there, no strength in him.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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