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The index measures the sentiment of homebuilders, with readings less than 50 indicating a dour outlook for the single-family housing market in the next six months.

The index measures the sentiment of homebuilders, with readings less than 50 indicating a dour outlook for the single-family housing market in the next six months.

Yet, those facts are too often overshadowed by the dour predictions of the commentariat.

That made Saudi Arabia a dour place and a fertile ground for extremism.

The entire affair is monotonously one-note and dour, with only a few pops of unintentional humor.