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malaise

[ma-leyz, -muh-, ma-lez] / mæˈleɪz, -mə-, maˈlɛz /


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Spices and condiments have bucked the broader packaged-food malaise in large part because consumers are chasing health and affordability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

What I most definitely had was malaise: The ring had issued a warning, but why?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Industrial stocks’ External link rising star has faltered, thanks to soaring oil prices, inflation fears, and a general malaise settling over the markets amid war in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Often, the design’s playfulness obscures the protagonist’s malaise.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Just one shrill blow and you will see your animal shudder with malaise and repair at top speed to the safest, furthest part of its territory.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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