downbeat
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Upbeat spending is particularly remarkable because it seems to contradict downbeat consumer sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
JD Sports JD -1.98%decrease; red down pointing triangle Fashion reported lower profit for its fiscal first half as the U.K. company continues to deal with a difficult market backdrop, including downbeat consumer sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The firm noted that downbeat expectations “in a year of unusually sharp upward revisions, weigh on shares, reducing hope that shares will rebound before year end.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Asked if the end of the war in Ukraine could bring that about, Hoppe was downbeat.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
It is, in fact, a downbeat speech, almost an informal State of the Union address, designed to undercut the revelry and prepare the country for years of more pain and struggle.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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