gloom
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Vladimir Putin and Steve Bannon are plunged into gloom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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
For now, though, the weakness in bank stocks looks more like a temporary dislocation for some of the big banks and not a harbinger of economic doom and gloom.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Even in the gloom, I can see her face flame red.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
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