bleak
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Hopes for a recovery in Germany this year following several bleak years have been dampened due to the energy shock unleashed by the war.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
These are some of the places around Los Angeles that still keep his inner comics-nerd satiated and musical curiosity fed — no matter what bleak news is blowing up his phone.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The weather has been bleak for a good number of us globally since 2026 dawned.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
There is a bleak sameness to their contents—desperate pleas to be spared as innocents, loyal to the party and wrongly accused.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
It was bare and bleak and the autumn wind whistled through the chinks in the earthen wall.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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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