in the dumps
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Consumers—long the engine of the U.S. economy—feel solidly in the dumps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
One very exciting year later, all of that is back in the dumps.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2026
Before this, their stocks were in the dumps because of a slowdown in oil drilling.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
Sometimes a stock that is in the dumps deserves to be, and betting on it is the functional equivalent of catching a falling knife.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025
Digger was down in the dumps that day about his grandfather having to let go of the place, and we could see how it was eating him up.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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