pessimistic
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“Everyone is pessimistic about dating and under the illusion that they have unlimited options,” he says.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
A separate Economist/YouGov poll found that 51 percent of U.S. adult citizens are pessimistic about the long-term effects of A.I. while just 25 percent are optimistic.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Bigalk said she has become more pessimistic about the future of white-collar fields like education, and told her 18-year-old son to focus on careers that won’t soon be obsolete.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
But in a pessimistic reading, we could say that audiences didn’t want to see a big guy with a lot of muscles disappear into a character’s psyche.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
WGrayson7: well, i agree that 'trial and error' is a pretty pessimistic name for it. and maybe that's what it is most of the time.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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