gloom
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Faces in the crowd were filled with gloom and sadness as mourners waited for the Hezbollah-organised ceremony to begin.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
As for middle-class leisure travelers who just want to get from Point A to Point B without splurging, experts don’t expect doom and gloom forever.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
No, the picture is not entirely doom and gloom — the push for renewable energy is breaking all kinds of records, too, reaching roughly 50% of global energy capacity last year.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Under the best-in-class floodlights at Tottenham, the finale of Saracens v Northampton played out in HD technicolour compared to the relative gloom of Kingston Park and Exeter's win over Newcastle Red Bulls.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
I began, too, to think that my imaginings were of the night, and the gloom, and the unrest that I have gone through, and all the terrible anxiety.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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