depressing
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Even more depressing was the fact that this situation was not unique to Britain, or to bats.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
The narrative around Lululemon had been depressing in different ways leading up to the appointment of O’Neill, who takes the helm on on Sept. 8.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
There’s Mrs. Duggan’s sitting room, for example, with its “faint, high whistling of the gas fire”; and “the weary clatter of half-hearted washing-up” in a depressing cafe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Avital organises events for her university's Jewish Society and says she finds it depressing that their social events require security.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
“What a depressing and inauspicious end to our adventures,” said Horace.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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