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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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