dismal
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There are always reasons to be worried about the economy and the financial outlook, which is one reason economics is known as “the dismal science.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
If demography were destiny, then the long-term prospects of these countries’ equities would be dismal.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Andoni Iraola has arrived from Bournemouth to restore some order after a dismal title defence last season.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Sasaki went into the All-Star break with a dismal 5.33 ERA, raising questions about whether the Dodgers should even keep him in the rotation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“I suppose, really,” said the bard, “it passes the time for them. There’s little enough to do in the middle of these dismal bogs.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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