dismal
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But “Stronger” returned dismal numbers at the box office, grossing just $7.7 million on a $30 million budget.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
After failing to win a single game in a dismal first set that only lasted 25 minutes, the British number one fought back from a double-break down in the second to force a tie-break.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
It sounds dismal, but there’s a lot you can do to slow the aging process.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Muse said he expects Nvidia to return $1 trillion to shareholders over the next five years, making its latest share authorization appear a bit dismal.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
And there is even some evidence that the scraggly weeds and dismal, sterile soil—perhaps even the stones hurled at Mercer by unseen alleged parties—are equally faked.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing dismal
100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know
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Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 9
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