bleak
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Eliot theorized in his 1925 poem “The Hollow Men,” a bleak assessment of life after the first world war.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Another prominent poll of American attitudes, the consumer-confidence index, is not nearly as bleak.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
AI isn’t the harbinger of bleak youth unemployment—it is quite the opposite.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The creator of hit BBC whodunnit Death Valley has said crime shows do not have to be "unremittingly bleak", as the drama returns for a second season.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
At eight o’clock Doctor Copeland sat at his desk, studying a sheaf of papers by the bleak morning light from the window.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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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