pessimist

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The pessimists see a legislative branch that has grown increasingly weak even on major issues with broad public support, such as gun control and immigration.

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“You know, I’m not a pessimist nor an optimist. I’m a realist,” King-Thompson said.

From Seattle Times

“We always have to wake up in the morning an optimist and got to bed a pessimist,” he said of paleontologists.

From Washington Post

The impact of the U.S. departure is proving more swift and shattering than even the pessimists predicted.

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Now, that tragedy appears to be unfolding more quickly than even many of the pessimists imagined.

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