pessimistic

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Jeff Korzenik, chief economist at Fifth Third Bank, said he found the CBO’s estimates somewhat pessimistic, and that a more productive workforce could lead to stronger growth over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

There's a lot of things in the world right now -- more than enough -- to leave people, myself included, feeling pessimistic about things.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"It sounds like I'm being pessimistic with that, but it's born from pure love and enthusiasm of doing it, and we're just going to keep doing it."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The oil shock already can be felt close to home, with higher gas prices at the pump leaving American consumers feeling pretty pessimistic.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

Together the two books ran to nearly a thousand pages and were, remarkably, worse than even his most pessimistic friends had feared.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson