depressed
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Non-verbal, biting and unable to sit still, her daughter Rachael, who had been diagnosed with autism, had slowly overwhelmed Martha leaving her desperate and depressed.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Analysts speculate that we’re in a “crypto winter” of depressed prices—despite the fact that geopolitical chaos is exactly the environment in which Bitcoin is designed to thrive as “digital gold.”
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Harsh winter weather, meanwhile, almost certainly depressed hiring in February, even if the government’s initial report didn’t show much sign of it.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
He also told them he was depressed because she had died and his kids were “going through stuff.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
By August 1853, it was obvious to friends and family that Maggie Fox was depressed.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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