depressing
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Which brings us to the existential risk of a 24-team playoff: depressing the stakes and interest in the regular season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Job losses and falling purchasing power have added to industry's woes by depressing consumer spending.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The latest worldwide testing results are just as depressing as the ones conducted only in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
While higher borrowing costs typically help tackle inflation by depressing demand in an economy, observers argue it won't do much to blunt the impacts of the current oil supply shock.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
“What on earth were you searching for in that depressing old wreck of a house?”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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