doldrums
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Bitcoin has been in the doldrums for months, with its fall back from highs above $100,000 in late 2025 accelerating since January and prices languishing around $60,000 until a slow march higher through April.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Carney’s sovereign-wealth-fund measure is his latest policy effort to accelerate business investment in the country, which has been in the doldrums for a prolonged period.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Manchester United captains, talismen and inspirations; both eager that the club continues to climb out of the doldrums and reconnect with a glorious past Rooney was part of before Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
In the doldrums of COVID, Gil would come around to check in on the renovation.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
It was July, and the summer doldrums had settled over the chandlery.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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