doom and gloom
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You may have noticed that amid all this domestic doom and gloom, China keeps exporting like gangbusters, with industrial production and export sales among the few bright points in the economic story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
It’s not all doom and gloom in the software sector, as some high-profile stocks have posted standout gains this year while their peers languish.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
On Monday, all 10 home players lost their first-round matches and you could definitely feel the doom and gloom starting to creep in.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
And yet, it isn’t all doom and gloom.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
But once again the doom and gloom was mostly pro forma.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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