demoralizing
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The demoralizing loss sent the Lakers into a three-game tail spin one month before the playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
The findings about the bat bridges were demoralizing for Altringham, who during his career appeared at several public inquiries into the impact of road-building projects on bats.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
In some cases, the story told is demoralizing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Inside the Justice Department, the resolution was demoralizing: “He’s admitted he owes money, and we get money, but everything else about it stinks to high heaven,” said a current DOJ official familiar with the case.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
With all of this went the demoralizing effect of an unsuccessful war and the extraordinary challenges associated with rebuilding new state and local governments.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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