gloom
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No, the picture is not entirely doom and gloom — the push for renewable energy is breaking all kinds of records, too, reaching roughly 50% of global energy capacity last year.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
For now, though, the weakness in bank stocks looks more like a temporary dislocation for some of the big banks and not a harbinger of economic doom and gloom.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
This time around, consumers were already gloomy, but their gloom hasn’t deepened appreciably.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
"We've created some micro-climates in the house and for me I don't feel the gloom because I simply move from one room to the other," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
His countenance instantly assumed an aspect of the deepest gloom, and he replied, “To seek one who fled from me.”
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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