pessimistic
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The pessimistic outlook is starting to affect purchases of appliances and vehicles for middle-class consumers and any sort of discretionary purchases for moderate-income consumers, said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Companies increasingly reported more pessimistic business expectations for the coming months amid broad-based weakness for manufacturers, services companies and in construction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
On that, Bengen is personally pessimistic despite—or more accurately because of—the stock market’s strong performance in recent years.
From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026
Of the changes Lampard has driven, none have been bigger than shifting the pessimistic Sky Blue thinking.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
As I ate, I cheered up a little and thought possibly, just possibly, I had been too pessimistic about the padlocks.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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