downbeat
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Upbeat spending is particularly remarkable because it seems to contradict downbeat consumer sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Nike slumps after the retailer misses analysts’ first-quarter earnings target and issues downbeat full-year guidance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence is one of the more optimistic readings—and even that is downbeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Hollywood icon George Clooney sounded downbeat about the implications, however.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Her head bops to the downbeat, hair cascading up and over her seat into my lap, and I wonder if New Yorkers have such big hair.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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Music - Middle School
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