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His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
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Admittedly, that figure is modest in the context of a population of 1.4 billion, but the longer-term trend is sobering: Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences—not known for pessimism—projects a low-end scenario in which China’s population falls to 525 million by 2100.
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Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Despite these sobering numbers, there’s relatively little public debate in the region about its AI challenges.
—Andres Oppenheimer
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
However, the broader national picture is more sobering.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
And another sobering statistic that the DunedinPACNI age score revealed: Aging speed and dementia was strongly associated regardless of background and socioeconomic status.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
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Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Despite these sobering numbers, there’s relatively little public debate in the region about its AI challenges.
—Andres Oppenheimer
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
However, the broader national picture is more sobering.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
And another sobering statistic that the DunedinPACNI age score revealed: Aging speed and dementia was strongly associated regardless of background and socioeconomic status.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sobering
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“Sobering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sobering. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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