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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The plan keeps international credits out of the EU Emissions Trading System, avoiding the risk of depressing carbon prices for European industry.—
María Mendiluce,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
The very worst position as an individual farmer is to have a poor crop in a year when yields are high nationally, depressing prices.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
17 Aug. 2025
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Please read Annie Heilbrunn’s eye-opening story (here) about the often-troubling online interactions between some fans and players.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 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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Patients often wait until the doctor is standing up to leave before blurting out their real concern, which is typically a sensitive or time-consuming problem, such as wanting to start birth control, having painful periods, or worrying about pregnancy or STDs.—
Dr. Jill Grimes,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Losing or leaving a job is already stressful enough without worrying about when your last paycheck will show up.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Locking up necessities has backfired in almost every way, annoying customers and burdening employees, yet Cornell stood by the decision and claimed on an earnings call that customers were actually grateful for the inconvenience.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Green’s express goal is to avoid burdening users with ads.—
Esme Fox,
NBC news,
20 Aug. 2025
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Jamie Simpson of Covington was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison for holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours before barricading himself inside her home in a lengthy standoff with police.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Emmett was just 14 when he was kidnapped from his great-uncle’s house by two White men who later admitted to beating and torturing the teen before shooting him in the head and throwing his body into the Tallahatchie River, weighed down by a 75-pound cotton gin fan.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Dejecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dejecting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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