dour

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Readings below 50 indicate that homebuilders have a dour outlook for the single-family housing market in the near term.

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Readings below 50 indicate that homebuilders have a dour outlook for the single-family housing market in the near term.

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But in the U.S., a dour mood has been underscored by a couple of apparent contradictions, as Jay Hatfield, a portfolio manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors, pointed out during a conversation with MarketWatch.

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Despite their struggles in the league under Postecoglou, the Australian's attacking style at least provided entertainment for long-suffering fans, in contrast to Frank's dour defensive game plan.

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Where you want to be is serenely at the center: not too happy, nor too dour, but instead long-term greedy, making sure not to do anything stupid that loses money.

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