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sobering

[soh-ber-ing] / ˈsoʊ bər ɪŋ /


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For Europe, the sobering messaging marks a deep shift.

From The Wall Street Journal

That sounds more promising than it actually is, as their actual analysis is rather more sobering.

From MarketWatch

A sobering investigation of the catastrophic realities of a nuclear conflict, the book left me haunted but not defeated.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was then and remains a distinctly haunted landscape and walking around it a truly sobering experience.

From Salon

At best, investors’ views on Germany and the rest of Europe is sobering up after the euphoria of last spring.

From Barron's