downer
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I don’t want to end my response on a downer.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
The headline on this item is a downer, but there’s actually some good news here, because at long last university faculty are pushing back against the relentless degradation of educational standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
But Riley stressed the film is not a downer portrayal of the struggle between social classes.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Singer Emmy aims for a hopeful spin on a tragic story but, despite a peppy performance, it's a bit of a downer.
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
Every year Dad would walk out of the fairgrounds with at least one human-sized stuffed something or other on his shoulders, and every year all of us would hate Mom for being such a downer.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Here are a few more ways to fight this month’s financial downers:
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
But dahlia downers had to answer to dahlia defenders, including, among others, legendary gardener-author Eleanor Perenyi.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2022
While the dictionary update includes some downers — including mass extinction — it also reflects a growth spurt in solutions.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2021
But the mayor doesn’t want his rallies to be downers.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2019
Why can’t they be total downers like the Jim Carroll Band and Beck?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2017
