as in depressing
to make sad
nothing dejects a TV pundit more than the reality check that nobody cares what he thinks
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Still, any further restrictions on shots by ACIP could have trickle-down effects, further depressing already declining immunization rates for vaccine-preventable diseases and raising the risk of outbreaks.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
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Investors should also note that slower growth reduces the risk of flooding the market and depressing prices.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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China is poised to win great swathes of the booming European EV market and that is troubling the automakers.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yet most fans do not care unduly about what a squad costs and while sound financial management is welcomed, the strength of the team is the thing that is troubling them right now.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The news was saddening for Jewell — but also alarming for the defense.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
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The economic and political struggles are worrying financial markets, ratings agencies and the European Commission, which has been pushing France to comply with EU rules limiting debt.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Canva/Cisco While everyone else is anxiously worrying about AI replacing jobs, Katsoudas—who leads the AI Workforce Consortium—thinks that AI could be the thing that gives workers the chance to have a longer career within a single organization.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kinloch warns against throwing around the idea of an entertainment tax to avoid burdening residents with another potential tax — on top of the city’s already high property taxes.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Early expansion through franchisees lets founders avoid burdening corporate capital with every new location.—
Gary Occhiogrosso,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Murphy also revealed there would be a focus on the Hungarian noblewoman Elizabeth Báthory, who, along with her servants, was accused of torturing and killing hundreds of young women in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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More than 3,000 Hamas fighters gunned down civilians, torturing and mutilating some of them in their own homes, still in their pajamas.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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