gloomy
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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
Early reviewers, writes Ms. Lutz, found the book “too gloomy, savage, and eccentric.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
One of her biggest tests came in 2015, when she had to take Square public in what was a gloomy year for IPOs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Even Microsoft, with its large and entrenched user base, hasn’t been immune from the gloomy sentiment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
But now the garden was dead and the house was gloomy.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
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