pessimistic

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On Monday, European Commission data showed businesses and consumers across the 21-nation currency area felt more pessimistic about their prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Businesses and consumers grew more pessimistic in March with the Middle East conflict set to weaken economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

That may have looked overly pessimistic when the S&P 500 closed at 6978.60 near the end of January, but is now 9.4% above its recent level of 6400.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 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

He wanted the moon back where it belonged and pessimistic scientists to crawl under rocks.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer