dismal
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Andoni Iraola has arrived from Bournemouth to restore some order after a dismal title defence last season.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Holly: It has been a dismal summer for Newcastle United with key player departures and a managerial change, leaving Nick Woltemade as the main target for fantasy potential.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Sasaki went into the All-Star break with a dismal 5.33 ERA, raising questions about whether the Dodgers should even keep him in the rotation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
That came on the back of a dismal World Cup in Brazil where England finished bottom of their group, signing off with a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica for their only point in the tournament.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Under ordinary circumstances, Aru probably would have slipped into the quicksand herself and both of them would have become dismal Wikipedia pages.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Vocabulary lists containing dismal
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