doom
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People are reconnecting with childhood interests to counter the "doom and gloom" of adult life, he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The recent regulatory shifts don’t spell doom for power plant owners, but the broad direction of travel favors new power generation—both on and off the grid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Data-backed analyses predict the Lady Greyhounds’ doom before they’ve even begun to race.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
The result, broken up into seasons and marked by an impending sense of doom, is a multipart puzzle box as intricately folded and tucked as the traditional clothing on display.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
These were dark days, and it was good to have a challenge to take his mind off ghosts and doom: make Ruby completely lose track of herself, while not ending up a pile of char.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
This balancing sometimes dooms legislative changes, even when they have large budgetary effects.
From Slate ● May 29, 2025
"If you’re stuck in the past, that usually dooms a partnership."
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2025
Assumption: The snubbing of “All We Imagine as Light” in the international feature category dooms its Oscar chances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
Astrobotic Technology, a Pittsburgh company, launches its lander in January, but a fuel leak prevents a landing and dooms the craft.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
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
“It’s a plan that is doomed to fail,” Bobker said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Researchers believe the shock "fizzles" after reaching the outer boundary of a bubble created by gas that the doomed star had previously expelled.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
The doomed plane was operated by AeroDiana, which offers sightseeing trips lasting 30 minutes to an hour over the site, which is best seen from the air.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
It took a spreadsheet to realize the relationship was doomed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
But it was so like her to try, to make this doomed, grasping, well-meaning effort.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Roosevelt’s campaign shook the system, earning 88 electoral votes and dooming Taft’s reelection campaign in favor of the Democrat Woodrow Wilson.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
While the documentary did not land Chow in prison, the filmmaker said he paid a steep price as investors and collaborators deserted him, almost dooming "Deadline".
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 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
At once menacing and clownish, Martin consistently tripped over his own incompetence, mendacity, and ignorance, ultimately dooming his chances of confirmation.
From Slate ● May 10, 2025
Didn’t Rowan realize that by sacrificing himself, he’d be dooming her as well?
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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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