pessimistic
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Managers are most pessimistic about consumer discretionary stocks, with sentiment back to the depth of the 2008 recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Wall Street analysts are pessimistic on Lululemon, through the filter of their usually rose-colored glasses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Araghchi struck a pessimistic tone regarding the prospect of a deal.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Next, Sam Sankar of the environmental-law organization Earthjustice explains why SCOTUS’ longstanding skepticism towards the environment does not make him as pessimistic as one might expect.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026
“If young people do not obtain the right credentials—they call it the ‘right spec’—they become very pessimistic.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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