sobering
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the figure as "sobering".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The latest data carries a sobering message: there may be no single successor to Merck’s mega-blockbuster in cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Tech companies are spending big on building out AI infrastructure, and Google’s new equity offering is a sobering reminder that money doesn’t grow on trees.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Altogether, the Browns’ decision to deal away the 30-year-old Garrett is a sobering admission that a team that has won only eight games over the past two years is still years away from seriously contending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Information is so powerful that the assumption of information, even if the information does not actually exist, can have a sobering effect.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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