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The co-owner of the Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire during New Year celebrations was released from custody on Friday after bail was paid on his behalf, dismaying victims' families.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Within that sphere we’re treated to a voice performance by Woods that is a small, hilarious, somewhat dismaying tour de force.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Maybe the most dismaying thing about it is that nobody could say why.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2023

“The silence from leaders and corporations when it comes to Kanye or antisemitism in general is dismaying but not surprising,” the MRC statement read.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2022

I had a dismaying feeling of being eight again, eight and lost in the wrong part of town, harried by farmers’ sons.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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