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also loury
as in lowering
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Adjective
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Nestle, which makes Guigoz in France and SMA in the UK, said Thursday that stock shortages and returns of some formula products would have a marginally negative impact on its sales volumes this year.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026 -
Kennedy gets praise in some quarters for his campaign against food preservatives, but on balance his prescriptions have been far more negative than positive for the public interest.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Some are violent in nature, showing guns pointing at the oppressive establishment, usually portrayed as pigs.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Joan Almedilla, who plays Aurora Aquino in the Taper production, said her wish is for audiences to feel a collective call-to-action against oppressive leaders.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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That grandiosity simmers down into terrifying chase soundtracks and menacing hunter's heartbeats as the movie continues, but the after-image of those glorious strings lingers through the rest of the franchise.—
Alex Galbraith,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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House music thumped in the background like the heartbeat of a menacing jungle cat.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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The third woman received what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries, police said.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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The woman who was with him suffered minor injuries that are not life-threatening.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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One skier is still missing and presumed dead, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said at a grim news conference.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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And yet the grim scenes had actually started with a gorgeous goal from the Brazilian, jinking inside and finding the far corner with unimaginable ease (below).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As a reflection of the couple’s grief, the interior of their home has been stylistically drained of color with virtually everything from the funiture to the plateware and food a drab mix of grays and black.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Their two oldest sat behind them in a drab conference room, doodling or staring blankly at the screen.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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An expensive new terminal at O’Hare Airport is viewed as pivotal to American’s efforts to change an increasingly dour narrative about its ability to keep up with the Joneses of the airline industry.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Above all, the Turning Point show was boring and dour.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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So is, arguably in softer garb, the trend of trigger warnings, which—mirroring the grim cancer label on a pack of cigarettes—dull the impact of a product or dissuade users entirely by advising them that its consumption may be hazardous to their health.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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These may just be the ordinary, dull rhythms of a relatively stable relationship, and yet these actors make the mundane so much more.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Lowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowery. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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