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Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday painted a grim picture for American consumers and is predicted to shape how the Federal Reserve rules on interest rates next week.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

“It was rather grim, and people hated these two ugly filing cabinets coming out of the ground,” said Whiteman, 88.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The grim case led to a series of dramatic twists and turns as the jury deliberated for nearly 40 hours over seven days to determine Clancy's fate.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

As marine mammal rehabilitators brace for the grim possibility of mass strandings in Southern California, rescuers on beaches to the north worry about another dynamic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

“Want any more?” asked the old gentleman, looking grim and vexed, but trying not to show it.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

It doesn’t even matter that Balogun’s red card for mashing a Bosnia and Herzegovina opponent’s leg was a bit much—an overreaction to a bang-bang play that looked grimmer in slow-motion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Each morning that Venezuelans wake to the aftermath of the dual earthquakes, it is a little darker, a little grimmer.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Disney’s latest animated film, “Zootopia 2,” a sequel to its 2016 box-office juggernaut, isn’t exactly an adult political drama, though the stakes certainly feel grimmer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

The news from Khesanh that Walter Cronkite reported each night kept getting grimmer.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

He volunteered at the very start and has survived some of the grimmest battles.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The grimmest possibility for the filmmaking community is that Warner would become a production label under Paramount, like the former 20th Century Fox studio has become at Disney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

Behind the scenes, his producers eagerly exploited the grimmest episodes of vulnerable people’s lives, never disabusing them of the false assumption that appearing on “Springer” would somehow help them.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

It could be argued that the grimmest portrayals of nuclear war — the opposite of what “Fallout” does — don’t serve anyone better than downplaying the risks and the aftermath of apocalypse.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024

Penelope smiled, then beamed, then laughed aloud, for even the grimmest Giddy-Yap, Rainbow! book had joy to spare.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood