gloom
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Half the documentary’s parenthetical title — “The Weight of the World” — speaks to a common leaden feeling of gloom hovering over America’s semiquincentennial summer.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
And yet, it isn’t all doom and gloom.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
As athletic director at USC, Cohen understands the reasons for their doom and gloom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The Wall Street veteran also sees a more upbeat near-term picture, with gold shaking off the gloom it has gathered since the Iran war, and rallying once that conflict officially ends.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
To youth and natural cheerfulness like Emma’s, though under temporary gloom at night, the return of day will hardly fail to bring return of spirits.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
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