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Economic sentiment remained grim but held steady near recent levels in October as a federal shutdown hampered government functions and sidelined thousands of workers, according to the University of Michigan’s latest consumer survey.

Wilson doesn’t need these grim statistics to remind him of the stakes involved if HIV/AIDS funding gets cut.

“After The Hunt” begins with grim foreboding: the caption “It happened at Yale.”

His save percentage in these playoffs is even more grim.

Still, a grim discussion between husband and wife about where they might live free from being made to feel “other” finds Nelson morosely observing, “It’s not just here. It’s everywhere.”