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doom

[doom] / dum /


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That is the way out of the discourse doom loop and into the solution.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Losing ground over the first couple of years post-IPO does not necessarily doom a stock’s long-term potential.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

Gen. Rob Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general expressed concern that the industry-reshaping deal could spell doom for movie theaters.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

But the picture is not just doom and gloom.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

This certainly wasn’t the all-powerful evil item of doom they had all been expecting.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

A costly turnover coupled with a foul by LeBron James on Anthony Edwards in the final seconds dooms the Lakers to a 116-113 Game 4 loss to the Timberwolves.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 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

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

It fares no better on the merits, fox-trotting around an insurmountable Supreme Court precedent strictly limiting recusal that dooms the whole endeavor.

From Slate Sep. 13, 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

Call it Bluegrass Noir, and Busby the doomed auteur living out his songs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Blake portrayed Smith as a man doomed from the start.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

"We were all sick, so it was doomed from the start," recalls guitarist Josette Maskin.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

"If we fail to draw conclusions, to change our attitude toward service, to acknowledge our mistakes, we are doomed," he said at the time.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

“Flight is, ‘We’re all doomed so I can’t do anything about it.’”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Vibrations from earth-moving equipment could have triggered further collapses, possibly dooming Gil — and his would-be rescuers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 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

Knowing that handing off the mantle to any of these soft-bellied siblings meant dooming his life’s work, Roy let slip one of the most devastating parental assessments ever captured on television.

From Salon Dec. 9, 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

I started the long trudge across the fields and had gone some distance before I paid any attention to the soft and muddy ground, which was dooming my city shoes.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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