downbeat
Example Sentences
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However, the company issued a downbeat forecast for the fiscal year.
Ms. Griffin balances these journal entries with more downbeat ones, which conveyed the precariousness of these transformed lives.
Economists say there’s cause to be downbeat about the longer term effects of U.S. trade policy on Japanese exports.
Liverpool's players looked downbeat as they made their way off.
From BBC
While estimates for profits are already downbeat for the coming quarters, some believe they may fall further if there is a recession.
From Reuters
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