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gloomy

[gloo-mee] / ˈglu mi /




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Early reviewers, writes Ms. Lutz, found the book “too gloomy, savage, and eccentric.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

One of her biggest tests came in 2015, when she had to take Square public in what was a gloomy year for IPOs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

But if the average in this gloomy scenario is just bad, it means that investors need to understand where things will, in fact, be truly terrible.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Even Microsoft, with its large and entrenched user base, hasn’t been immune from the gloomy sentiment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

In the gloomy hideout his paw reached out and felt something.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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