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depression

[dih-presh-uhn] / dɪˈprɛʃ ən /




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This chain of events provides a potential explanation that links M. morganii to depression.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Later, with the news of Hitler’s demise, she sinks into a depression, refusing food unless it’s white bread, butter and honey, all in scarce supply.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

These disruptions could help explain how depression develops at a biological level.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Angel Toro, who worked as a controller for the FAA for eight years, said he never felt free to talk to mental-health professionals about his depression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

His wife’s face, sodden with the six-hour self-accusatory depression which she had prophesied, manifested itself on the vidscreen.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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