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depression

[dih-presh-uhn] / dɪˈprɛʃ ən /




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Many are worried that social media continues to increase the risks of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, bullying and other harms.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

"I ultimately hope that there is more advocacy for postpartum depression and psychosis."

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Research reveals that travel can build stress resilience, sharpen cognitive health and ward off depression far better than staying home.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

"Mental health problems have doubled in the past 10 years. So it's more people suffering with anxiety, depression, low mood."

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

In the depression caused by the sagging of the floor, pieces of animals manifested themselves, the head of a crow, mummified hands which might have once been parts of monkeys.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Market corrections, recessions, depressions, pandemics and human folly, along with investing in individual stocks despite the standard advice to diversify your holdings, can all take a toll on retirement savings.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

She sees a nation that has endured wars, depressions and cultural upheavals, and she wonders what inner resources we must cultivate to endure what comes next.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

The sand depressions visible in images mark these nests: some stand alone at the bottom right, others form curved lines at the center, and still others cluster together at the top left.

From Science Daily Oct. 29, 2025

That era also coincided with a succession of financial crises that could have sparked serious economic depressions had they not been constrained by the regulatory mechanisms the New Deal had put in place.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2025

In May, there was no water in San Francisquito Creek, just a few spots where puddles had been trapped in some of the deeper depressions of the bed.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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