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“Any suggestion that they are ready to cross the Rubicon and vote for a hike could depress euro-sterling further today.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

A federal judge ordered an end to practices that depress ad rates for web publishers, but declined to order a divestiture of Google’s ad exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

For those who have not been identified, negative feedback from adults and peers can further depress self-esteem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Higher rates tend to depress economic growth and restrain inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

He had seen the pilot use it, had seen him depress the switch at his belt, so Brian pushed the switch in and blew into the mike.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

By funneling income and investment toward export industries and away from consumers, this depresses consumption and expands the current account surplus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

In the macro economy, uncertainty depresses economic activity, increases stock market volatility and reduces returns.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

“It is the duration of a shock, not its magnitude, that structurally depresses valuations,” he says.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

Jonny's prediction: It depresses me how good Sunderland are this season.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

“This kind of conversation depresses me more than you could possibly imagine,” the young man told him.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

"It's understandable because GPs are often confronted with depressed patients and therefore they're very focused on diagnosing depression correctly," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“Tower multiples are deeply depressed, and the stocks are looking for a catalyst against a rising-rate backdrop,” Rezaei wrote, adding that the deal “could put some wind back in the TowerCos’ sails.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

However, the forecast predicts that AI investment will begin to produce job gains next year and in 2028, even as the cuts have depressed California’s jobs picture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The funny thing is, it doesn’t just make you depressed about plastic surgery and sad women and sleazy TV executives.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I’ve been—I’ve been depressed, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love you, always. I am so sorry.”

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

For economists at Morgan Stanley, yuan weakness is a result of China’s new economic reality after the property-sector bust, depressing investment and consumer sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

While higher borrowing costs typically help tackle inflation by depressing demand in an economy, observers argue it won't do much to blunt the impacts of the current oil supply shock.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Another resident, who did not want to be named, said it was a "depressing" situation.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

“Then on Friday, I typically work from home because nobody’s in the office, and it’s depressing when there’s nobody there.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

This place was significantly more depressing than Sunset Acres.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green