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pessimism

[pes-uh-miz-uhm] / ˈpɛs əˌmɪz əm /


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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

As cash is a superlow-risk asset in the very short term, the amounts that fund managers hold in their portfolios is often a good indicator of their optimism or pessimism.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Prices remained elevated as renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran added to investor pessimism that the current no-deal status quo will persist, Goldman Sachs analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Having finished my article on Haiti, I had come to share Captain Carroll’s pessimism.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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