depressed

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Non-verbal, biting and unable to sit still, her daughter Rachael, who had been diagnosed with autism, had slowly overwhelmed Martha leaving her desperate and depressed.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Harsh winter weather, meanwhile, almost certainly depressed hiring in February, even if the government’s initial report didn’t show much sign of it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

He also told them he was depressed because she had died and his kids were “going through stuff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

One little-known holder of SpaceX stock is Blue Owl Technology Finance, a depressed business development company focused on high-yield technology lending in the private credit market.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Troubled by feeling so depressed, so detached from life, Ellsberg started seeing Dr. Lewis Fielding, a psychiatrist, four days a week.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin