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as in hopeless
emphasizing or expecting the worst
some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office
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as in irritable
having or showing a habitually bad temper
a bearish recluse who ordered everyone to stay off his property
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Recent Examples of bearish
The bearish run has been fueled primarily by uncertainties of tariffs, their impact on American consumer spending and the effect of a quickly shifting dynamic of global currency valuations on revenue projections for businesses.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2025
However, bearish sentiment crept into the market, last week.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Despite pundits hyping Emilia Pérez’s 13 nominations, two strategists who did not work on the musical were bearish about its chances even before Karla Sofía Gascón imploded.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
Despite these bearish fundamentals, a funny thing happened in September—LIT quietly bottomed after a three-year downtrend.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Democracy in the United States faces a serious threat, but the case is not hopeless.—
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Despite running on dirt-minded tires that are hopeless on snow and ice, these ultra-luxe restomods had no problem roaring through the powder covering the ground.—
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Strong winds also may have North Texans feeling more irritable, which scientists blame on there being too many positive ions in the air.—
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Signs of overextension burnout include feeling emotionally drained, becoming irritable and struggling to focus—all of which can affect both your work and personal life.—
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Val did something special with a typical 1980s cynical rebel/wisecracker role, giving his character a layer of big brother warmth.—
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On the movie front, Viola Davis is an endangered POTUS in G20, Tom Hardy plays a cynical detective in Havoc, and documentary subjects include the Stranger Things stage production, the Milwaukee Brewers’ 1982 season and the Disney cult classic A Goofy Movie.—
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Related article People are angry at Gen Z taking photos of airport trays.—
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Harry Belafonte was angry at Martin Luther King’s funeral.—
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This piece won’t be one of those pessimistic about baseball’s future.—
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But the more pessimistic outlook now appears more realistic.—
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That pleasurable little paradox can be traced as far back as the 1952 classic melodrama The Bad and the Beautiful, or as recently as 2022's bilious Babylon.—
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In the Nineties, the report became a staple in the bilious feedstock of right-wing militias, part of a slurry of propaganda that turned legitimate grievances into the conviction that FEMA agents in unmarked black helicopters were soon to enact a new world order.—
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There has been quite a bit of negative activity around libraries, specifically around organized groups, introducing legislation to limit people’s access to materials in library collections.—
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Careful application and timing are important to minimize negative environmental impacts.—
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The protagonist is an ornery, unemployed academic (Lee Sung-jae) who becomes fixated on a barking dog in his apartment complex, and goes to extreme lengths to silence it.—
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The offensive line, in Monken’s estimation, is the most talented and possibly most ornery unit he’s had at West Point, all the way down to wrestling each other to settle arguments about who’s tougher.—
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“Bearish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearish. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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