sobering
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"The implications are really sobering as this new finding essentially places these animals in 'double jeopardy," said Dr. Payne.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
To underscore the point, Schiff cited some sobering data: Last year, 45% of all U.S. films and scripted television shows were shot internationally, up from about 33% in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The performances in “The Audacity” are uniformly remarkable, with Mr. Galifianakis executing one of those sobering transformations that suggest Albert Brooks in “Drive,” or Robin Williams in “Insomnia” or even Jackie Gleason in “The Hustler.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The numbers get more sobering as one reads on.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Already six people had died on Washington’s slopes in 1996, with the year barely half over—quite a sobering statistic—and there was plenty of room on the board for more.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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