abysmal
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One reason investors have soured on 60/40 funds recently is their abysmal returns in 2022, when major stock and bond indexes both fell at once.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
"I'm grateful for the staff there because I think had they not been as good as they were, my whole journey there would have been absolutely abysmal, because I felt really, really rubbish," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
We are drowning in a sea of abysmal, artificially generated prose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
For the rest of the time, the returns were abysmal.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
Sometimes, I discover, my favorite subject, which is the abysmal rate of pay, seems to be a painful one.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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