depress
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Conventional wisdom suggests such discouraging numbers would depress turnout.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
The run-up in bond yields is also likely to depress economic activity by making borrowing more expensive for businesses, governments and consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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.
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
It didn't exactly depress me to think about it, but it didn't make me feel gay as hell, either.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
"As a former police detective, it depresses me to see the state of crime and policing in our capital," Newman said.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Extreme heat depresses economic activity by restricting work and disrupting transport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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
“Get that damned rat away from me. This place depresses me enough. Get on the phone and make my hotel reservations for the Derby.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Operating earnings were depressed by weaker underwriting and investment income at the company’s large insurance units.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
After being depressed for a "long time", Miller said he was now feeling "genuine joy".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
She is more concerned with getting her depressed brother to come on the impending trip to Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
He said 2024 represented the largest annual reduction, save for the pandemic and recession years of 2020 and 2008, when energy use, transportation and economic activity were depressed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
You are probably wondering why I wasn't depressed at all.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
At the time, Burnam said it was "depressing to see media mission to discredit someone who stops playing their game" and urged Brand to "keep going".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The pass/fail ratio is both depressing and mildly surprising.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
The Financial Times headlines on a story about a drop in sales for European luxury goods as demand from Chinese consumers eases, adding that "AI-driven stock wobbles" is also depressing demand.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
His home being Hollywood—specifically a somewhat dank apartment, rendered in depressing detail by set designer François-Pierre Couture—Mr. Guimarães encounters qualities that are endemic to the place: for instance career envy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Like, somehow that had become the depressing catchphrase of our friendship.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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