as in troubles
to make sad
that sort of news really bums me out
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But what really troubles him is something larger.
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There’s something that troubles her about this.
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Nevertheless, something might occur at work that depresses you.
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The risk is that China inspires its trading partners to resort to a protectionism that depresses prosperity for everyone.
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When visitors come through to Kansas City during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many of them are going to wonder how KC gets down as far as nightlife goes.
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Pour enough on so that the water gets down to the roots.
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The pact also fails to address Iran’s missile program and its network of proxy militant groups – concerns many Gulf states consider more immediate than Tehran’s nuclear activities.
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However, the most noteworthy information in the report concerns the Florida spaceport, where demand from SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicles is expected to stress NASA.
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The legal scholars watching this expect the eventual fights to turn on old questions, whether a state law unduly burdens interstate commerce, whether federal rules quietly override it.
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The renter’s credit is part of a larger but stalled push to rebalance Connecticut’s upside-down tax system, one the state’s own analysts conclude excessively burdens the poor and middle class.
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But that trajectory could change now as the latest inflation report weighs down both lenders and borrowers.
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But what if carrying a heavy defensive burden changes that, and weighs down that side of the game?
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Eftekhari worries that the mood at Iran’s first match, where fans and protesters clashed, affected the players.
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Iran’s president worries about street protests Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed concern that some Iranians could openly protest again.
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However, that really saddens me now.
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Being stuck in the middle is what saddens the Others.
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“Bums (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bums%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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