dire
Example Sentences
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The statistics are even more dire for part-time workers, 79% of whom lack access to a retirement plan, the group found.
From MarketWatch
On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 822 points, which made for some dire headlines.
From MarketWatch
All of this signals that current conditions have not reached dire levels.
From Barron's
The economic effect of that sizable increase wasn’t nearly as dire as many economists predicted.
The authors note: “These sites have undergone observable upgrades in recent years, even as Cuba has faced increasingly dire economic prospects that have drawn it closer to China.”
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