depressing
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“Next year,” we warned, “we’re likely to hear a lot of management commentary on how memory shortages are increasing costs and depressing sales.”
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Entering into the job centres is really depressing.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Like “The Man in the High Castle” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” before it, our depressing reality erased the distance between us and its fantasy.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The number of job openings in the U.S. and the speed at which businesses hire to fill them are still depressed — a depressing thought for anyone looking for work.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Monod’s visit to California had not been particularly fruitful—he had spent most of his time playing Bach with the local orchestra and learning Dixie and jazz—but Paris was utterly depressing, a city under siege.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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