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pessimism

[pes-uh-miz-uhm] / ˈpɛs əˌmɪz əm /


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Unions representing Hollywood actors, writers and backstage workers expressed gratitude to Bonta for extracting concessions from Paramount—as well as pessimism over the deal’s implications for their industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

But what surprised me wasn’t the economic pessimism itself—it was how specific the frustration had become, and who people blamed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Yes, bears: crypto slang for people who think the price of Bitcoin is going to fall or who have in some other way succumbed to crypto pessimism.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

It follows an Air Force statement on Monday urging the media not to write "sensationalised headlines" or "spread pessimism" about the shortage of air defence interceptors.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

There was no counterbalance to stagnation, to pessimism, to the most abject surrenders to mysticism.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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