bleak
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Traditional automakers have sometimes tried to infuse outsider know-how into their operations, with often bleak results, from abandoned robotaxi projects to costly, unpopular EVs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
You’ve never been a political band per se, but “Ordinary Loss” is such a blunt statement about how bleak everything feels right now.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The situation for the nation’s farmers and producers is precarious, with a bleak outlook raising grim questions.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Half Man is bleak and unflinching in its view of masculinity.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Maddie could see that it was all set up as informally and cozily as it was possible to make this bleak little room.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing bleak
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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