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[doom] / dum /


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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

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

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

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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