doom
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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