bleak
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Tuesday's hammering followed a bleak day on Wall Street, where the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 2.2 percent as Sandisk tanked 11 percent, while Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia gave up around five percent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
New Bell may appear to be endlessly bleak, but according to Happi, music provides the inmates with a "lantern for a brighter future".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Facing a bleak prognosis, he went into hurry-up mode to provide security for his family — and information for his readers — as best he could in the time he had left.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
But Russian power in and around this vital waterway is significantly weaker than it was in 2022, and the outlook for gains is currently bleak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The part of Germany I was in was bleak, flat, and dreary.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
We once caught in an hour 6000 fishes like bleaks.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert
The mixed jobs picture reflects surging demand for people in healthcare and social services but a bleaker environment for government employees, factory workers and cubicle dwellers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
However, Arsenal themselves have a much bleaker record as they've been top at Christmas four times before but have never gone on to lift the trophy.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
But the signs are that the near future, at least, will be economically bleaker than the present.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
Capital Economics sees a bleaker future for gold.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
“The situation is undoubtedly bleaker now,” they wrote.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Even in the bleakest moments, we took great comfort in their support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
When I graduated from UC–Berkeley with my “useless” comparative literature degree, into one of the bleakest job markets in recent American memory, I thought to myself, There must be a loophole somewhere.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
Fender is one of our finest songwriters, with a sharp eye for detail and a heartland rock style that turn even the bleakest observations into rousing stadium anthems.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2025
Darker though was “Disclaimer,” perhaps one of the bleakest and most challenging works of art this year.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024
Just as things were looking their bleakest for Venkatesh, another man appeared.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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