Word: bleakness
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While painting this bleak picture of the American economy, Thurow said last week's stock market crash was a symptom of the underlying instability produced by our trade deficit. He said the stock market was overvalued, and crashed because of government policies designed to hold off a worldwide economic collapse...
While the Crimson's chances of capturing the Ivy League crown seem bleak, the stickwomen are still very much in the race for the Boston Four title with a 1-1 record...
...Reverend," I said, "you always managed to see the bright side of things. But things are so bleak, I just can't imagine how anyone could be smiling through this rain. Like the stock market crash for example...I mean, aren't you depressed...
...future doesn't look too bleak, but Bloom says she'll always have to deal with "that radical concept"--being a female instrumentalist in the male bastion of jazz. She responds to what must be the umpteenth question on the subject first with mock agony ("I feel like a man trapped in a woman's body") but then goes on to discuss the obstacles she has faced with insight--and without self-pity...
Encountered against a backdrop of wine and cheese, lifelong Martins Ferry Resident Annie Tanks remembers young Jim appearing at her desk to check out poetry books when she was town librarian. "Just about closing time, there he'd be," she says. When asked whether Wright's bleak lines paint an accurate picture of her birthplace, Tanks dips her head and studies the floor for just a moment. Then: "It's probably nearer to the feel of the town than the residents would like to admit...