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doom

[doom] / dum /


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With eight third-place teams advancing out of group play, a win here would give either Scotland or Haiti a solid shot at going through while a draw could doom both.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

That is certainly true of Mexico, where there has been a degree of doom and gloom around co-hosting.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

From concerns that the rise of artificial intelligence would doom traditional software technology, a decisive sentiment shift is under way.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Investors and corporate leaders see this as a natural shift from unbridled experimentation to something a little more measured, rather than some harbinger of doom for the AI race.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The doom of her words dragged me down, anchored me in misery at the knowledge that I could have avoided what was coming.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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