depress

Example Sentences

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“Trough conditions continue: depressed business activity, some seasonal but largely impacted by customer issues due to interest rates, tariffs, low oil commodity pricing and limited housing starts,” said a respondent in the machinery sector.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the unlikely event it did open up significant additional production, the addition to world supply would depress oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

The oil services firms could benefit if U.S. oil companies invest in the country and boost the country’s depressed output.

From MarketWatch

"It's unbelievable and depressing," she says of the backlog.

From BBC

And how can the media better reflect this reality in a way that is truthful but not depressing?

From Salon