downbeat
Example Sentences
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Nike slumps after the retailer misses analysts’ first-quarter earnings target and issues downbeat full-year guidance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
JD Sports JD -1.98%decrease; red down pointing triangle Fashion reported lower profit for its fiscal first half as the U.K. company continues to deal with a difficult market backdrop, including downbeat consumer sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Hollywood icon George Clooney sounded downbeat about the implications, however.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Jaret Seiberg, an analyst and managing director at TD Cowen’s Washington Research Group, also has been downbeat on the prospects for the legislation, which the crypto industry has been clamoring for.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The track was slick, though—a heavy double downbeat you could feel in your gut and clickity-clack rim shots bouncing back and forth like two stuttering ghosts.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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