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doldrums

[dohl-druhmz, dol-, dawl-] / ˈdoʊl drəmz, ˈdɒl-, ˈdɔl- /


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Surely some of this is the doldrums of late summer and the lack of sports stuff to yell about.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Van der Meer tied the current housing-market doldrums to the long period of underinvestment in the offshore oil industry.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

As it restructures in a bid to escape the doldrums, Ubisoft in June closed studios in Canada's Winnipeg and the Serbian capital Belgrade.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The reconstruction in the aftermath of the attack marked the start of Manchester's ascent from the doldrums of de-industrialisation.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The whole office felt emptied out, ready for the doldrums of summer.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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