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malaise

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


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The malaise stands in stark contrast to Meta's robust finances -- driven by advertising, which makes up nearly 98 percent of its revenue.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Housing is one the many big plans Burnham has hinted at to cure our economic malaise, but he has to grapple with a challenging inheritance.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Even at his own funeral, the officiating rabbi described him as “a symbol of the malaise of our generation.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Our malaise wasn’t helped by the White House’s announced concert lineup at the Great American State Fair, scheduled to run in Washington, D.C., from June 25 to July 10.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

After the third use of the aerosol new symptoms developed: fever, pains in the joints and general malaise, acute phlebitis in one leg.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

For these two analysts, the key to overcoming the malaises of social alienation have nothing whatsoever to do with catching up, getting even with, or hating one’s enemies, adversaries, abusers, oppressors, and so on.

From Salon Feb. 10, 2024

Rather, the key to overcoming the malaises of alienation is about changing the social conditions or epidemiology of this alienation and moving societies beyond common indignities, gross inequities, and identity politics.

From Salon Feb. 10, 2024

But despite her placidity, Poplavskaya has leapfrogged to prominence in recent years, profiting from the malaises or caprices of others.

From The Guardian Apr. 9, 2011

Since then theelin has been used to treat hemophilia, periodic migraine, menstrual disorders, infantilism, frigidity, delayed puberty, physical and psychic malaises associated with the menopause.

From Time Magazine Archive

I damned my own twinges and fading malaises.

From A Book of Burlesques by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)




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