miserable
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To understand why people are so miserable about the economy, look no further than Thursday’s report on gross domestic product.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
"Just because someone's dead, doesn't mean we have to be miserable about it."
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“Last year was miserable, you know? Not only performance wise, but I was just in a lot of pain every time I took the field. So I’m just happy that I’m pain free right now.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Driving to, in, and out of Brooklyn during rush hour is a truly miserable experience.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Then eight people have to disappear to the well-curtained attic and lie on the floor unmoving, in complete silence, miserable and sweating, while Lubek talks and smokes cigarettes at my half kitchen table.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Vocabulary lists containing miserable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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