downbeat
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Shares of Under Armour took a dive in early Tuesday trading after the athletic-gear maker reported a wider fiscal fourth-quarter loss than Wall Street was expecting, while providing a downbeat profit outlook.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
The rising spending and a downbeat revenue forecast for the second quarter disappointed investors; shares fell around 7% in after-hours trading.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
A quarterly survey of U.S. professionals on LinkedIn shows that workers have had a downbeat assessment of the labor market for the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
They reacted by sending the University of Michigan’s early-April Index of Consumer Sentiment sliding to a record low, with every demographic cohort of age, income, and political preference sounding downbeat.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Clap or tap to the beat of a song for a few measures, tapping louder on the downbeat and lighter on the other beats in the measure, then begin singing.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing downbeat
Music - Middle School
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Music - High School
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