grimmer
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Reports David has heard from clients in Cameroon are even grimmer: the IOM has refused to facilitate medical care for some detainees, the lawyer said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
In earlier decades, a grimmer economic mood usually meant lower inflation-adjusted spending, while shopping picked up when consumers reported more optimism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
She’s hardly in a position to do much more than accept what’s going on as a grimmer version of her own dead-end predicament.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Other, grimmer recent headlines help to explain why.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2024
‘A struggle somewhat grimmer for my part than the battle of the Hornburg,’ answered Aragorn.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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