remain bleak
Frequency: 6.23.1 per million words
Indicates that a hopeless or empty state continues.
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Examples (10)
- Despite government promises, the economic outlook is expected to remain bleak.
- Job prospects for recent graduates remain bleak in the current market.
- For months after the factory closed, the town's future remained bleak.
- The doctor's assessment of his recovery chances unfortunately remains bleak.
- The long-term forecast suggests that the weather will remain bleak and cold.
- Without significant reform, the financial picture for the company will remain bleak.
- Even with international aid, the situation for refugees has remained bleak.
- Her expression remained bleak as she read the letter.
- Projections for the endangered species remain bleak unless conservation efforts intensify.
- The report concluded that the prospects for a peaceful resolution remain bleak.