as in Chicken Little
one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity
more than one Cassandra on Wall Street had warned that the market was overdue for a major correction
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Noun
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Only Chicken Little would unduly worry about such an environmental change possibility some 75 years down the pike.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025 -
Some experts — ones that some in the real estate industry liken to Chicken Little — worry the spiraling impacts could mirror the 2008 real estate crash, with property values plunging along with the tax revenues that make local governments run.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The typical doomsayers came out in force to predict some new apocalypse, but several less frightening factors seemed to be at play.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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That’s not my prediction, but the chorus of doomsayers is growing louder.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Cassandra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Cassandra. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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