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A federal judge ordered an end to practices that depress ad rates for web publishers, but declined to order a divestiture of Google’s ad exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

A federal judge ordered an end to practices that depress ad rates for web publishers, but declined to order a divestiture of Google’s ad exchange and other technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

For those who have not been identified, negative feedback from adults and peers can further depress self-esteem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The trade deficit, what’s more, is unlikely to depress GDP in the third quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

My mom and I sat in the backseat as Mr. Mason, from the passenger side, took my dad through the gears, telling him when to depress the clutch and when to let it go.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

The IMF attributes China’s excess saving to a range of structural factors, such as an inadequate safety net and a fiscal system that taxes households too heavily and thus depresses their consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

In the macro economy, uncertainty depresses economic activity, increases stock market volatility and reduces returns.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

“It is the duration of a shock, not its magnitude, that structurally depresses valuations,” he says.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

Jonny's prediction: It depresses me how good Sunderland are this season.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

All of it he finds beautiful beyond description, and yet at the same time it depresses him that none of it is new to Moushumi, that she has seen it all hundreds of times.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

I left Cramer that day feeling both deeply fascinated by his story and slightly depressed.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

We spoke about why kids are depressed, what parents can do about it and how to make childhood great again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Their belief leads the stock market to be artificially depressed during October, which in turn means that investments made at the month’s low will quite likely show a profit by the end of the year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

"The fact that £50m-worth of phones are stolen in London every year means that, if that stopped, £50m of sales would be depressed," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Camille has been angry with Mom all summer, convinced of her guilt in a way that both surprised and depressed me.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

For economists at Morgan Stanley, yuan weakness is a result of China’s new economic reality after the property-sector bust, depressing investment and consumer sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

While higher borrowing costs typically help tackle inflation by depressing demand in an economy, observers argue it won't do much to blunt the impacts of the current oil supply shock.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

“Then on Friday, I typically work from home because nobody’s in the office, and it’s depressing when there’s nobody there.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

There is a despondency now, with words like "depressing" and "empty" peppering the conversation.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Today I have nothing but dismal and depressing news to report.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank