dashed hopes
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“While manufacturers have become more optimistic on infrastructure and defense investment promises, the Middle East war has dashed hopes of a broad-based rebound,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Although that meant breaking out flip-flops and scheduling picnics earlier than normal, it has also dashed hopes of a superbloom in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
A cold health alert and weather warnings have been issued for parts of the UK on Christmas Day, as forecasters dashed hopes of a white Christmas.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dashed hopes for clarity about interest-rate cuts.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
He had seen all this before, and he had seen the sad consequences of dashed hopes in Seattle the previous year.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
