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“These additional allowances would not only endanger our emissions targets, they would also flood the auction market and depress cap-and-invest revenues,” said Pam Odell of the group Climate Action California.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

Crucially, the oil benchmark would likely creep higher than global oil prices, which would discourage foreign buyers, depress exports and make more crude available to domestic markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Eventually, these strains could be enough to depress the economy, especially if interest rates keep rising.

From MarketWatch ● May 16, 2026

What’s more, high prices for oil and other commodities could depress consumer spending and force businesses to finally lay off lots of workers.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

Listen to the engine, depress the clutch, shift, gas, release, steer, check your mirrors, signal your turn, look twice for motorcycles.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

In the macro economy, uncertainty depresses economic activity, increases stock market volatility and reduces returns.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

“It is the duration of a shock, not its magnitude, that structurally depresses valuations,” he says.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

Jonny's prediction: It depresses me how good Sunderland are this season.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

More broadly, pumping more oil depresses prices, creating fiscal headaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2025

“Naw,” he said, “that’s a loser’s song. Nothing depresses me more than a loser’s song. Let’s sing something else.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Announcing its decision to close the Venetia mine, De Beers said it needed to cut costs and streamline operations given the depressed state of the world diamond market.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

It’s a step beyond what he called the 3.0 platform/ecosystem models like Amazon, whose heavy investments have often depressed profits to gain more intrinsic value later.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

The woman told Santander she was depressed and did not know how she could stop working after losing her life savings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Analysts at Bernstein said that there are questions around whether the company will stay listed, given its depressed valuation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

For once, his luck held, Petey and TimeStar were still in the basement workshop, discussing their own futile strategies, looking as depressed as the ice cream shop Clock Watchers.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

We felt lucky, but Chris now is dealing with it again, which is mind boggling and so depressing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

"The direction this company is going in is depressing", the former employee said.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The various medical terms used over the course of women’s reproductive lives haven’t done much to make menopause sound less depressing.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

With some fertilizer supply trapped in the strait and prices elsewhere high, there is a risk farmers will cut usage, depressing crop yields and tightening agricultural supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

I didn’t even want to know what depressing thing she was reading, so I kept my eyes on my next vacation.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx