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gloomy

[gloo-mee] / ˈglu mi /




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Wall Street's advances on Thursday came despite several gloomy indicators, with the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rising in April to its highest since 2023 and first quarter economic growth being revised lower.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Consumers also have never felt this gloomy about the U.S. economy before.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Stocks are partying like it’s 1999, but Americans haven’t been this gloomy in 70 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Early reviewers, writes Ms. Lutz, found the book “too gloomy, savage, and eccentric.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

I hated that gloomy old house and sometimes I almost hated Willem for always seeing the dark, hard side of things.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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