downer
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I don’t want to end my response on a downer.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
But Riley stressed the film is not a downer portrayal of the struggle between social classes.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
It’s just a downer, an inappropriate introduction of ugly real-world truths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 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
Me: I really don't want to be a downer, but...“What if he’s dead?”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Here are a few more ways to fight this month’s financial downers:
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
There were two downers: McKennie and center back Miles Robinson, the team’s best defender this year, will miss the Jamaica match.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2021
In combination, though, these talented men seem to bring out the deep-diving, wit-stifling downers in one another.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2018
Why can’t they be total downers like the Jim Carroll Band and Beck?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2017
If there are few equivalents in television to film’s great downers, that’s because the medium plays by very different rules.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2016
