doom
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Exposure of French corporates and banks to sovereign bonds is relatively small, decreasing the chances of a domestic doom loop, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
But rather than being a harbinger of doom, Emanuel says, the shift is more a reflection of how AI-related risks have seeped into other markets, such as emerging-market stocks, bonds and corporate credit.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
But the study’s results weren’t all doom and gloom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
For all the "doom and gloom", Nike will stay number one, according to Powell - millions worldwide, including young people, remain loyal - but its mistakes have dented its dominance.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Something about ensuring that your being here won’t bring doom and despair to the Bureau....The usual.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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This balancing sometimes dooms legislative changes, even when they have large budgetary effects.
From Slate ● May 29, 2025
His thoughtful and riveting performance ensures that we never stop pulling for Andy, even after he dooms the crew’s most vulnerable but least interesting member.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2024
That likely dooms his chances of claiming immunity from state prosecution under the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
This dooms the great love of her life, with Pedro, who marries Tita’s sister just to be near her.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Yet, with her prescience, she was aware of dooms and sorrows outside her lover's purview.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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The masts had been visible from the Essex and Kent coasts since the doomed vessel sank with 1,400 tonnes of explosives onboard in 1944.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Efforts to institute regulations at an international level are often doomed to fail, typically because of geopolitical and economic competition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
For now, there are some signs that the French economy may not be doomed to stagnation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Any proposal that fails to reconcile our climate objectives with social and economic realities will be doomed to fail," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
If she’d fallen into Tartarus by herself, Annabeth thought, she would have been doomed.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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The crash should have flooded just two of the boat's six watertight compartments, but a missing door meant that three were compromised, dooming the vessel.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Frank added it to the bill, dooming it to failure; it would be another 13 years before both classes would win protection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Lindbergh signs a non-aggression pact with Hitler, dooming Britain and Russia to defeat.
From Salon ● May 17, 2025
They were unable to take a step forward Friday night, their turnovers and poor three-point shooting dooming them in a 106-102 loss to the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025
Didn’t Rowan realize that by sacrificing himself, he’d be dooming her as well?
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Vocabulary lists containing doom
"Sonnet 55" by William Shakespeare
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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