bleaker
Example Sentences
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For young Americans, though, the job landscape was much bleaker.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The situation has grown bleaker in the last decade and a half as commercial pressures have ramped up and media consolidation and digital shortsightedness have obliterated arts coverage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Trust me when I say it was even bleaker than that sounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Last month, the multilateral lender's World Economic Outlook predicted global growth would drop to 3.1 percent in 2026 in its "reference" scenario, but warned of a bleaker outlook if the war were to drag on.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
That same day, however, he wrote John a private and far bleaker letter.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
