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bearishness

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as in pessimism

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Recent Examples of bearishness Short sellers are easing off broad wagers against the software sector after a bruising winter slump, but positioning in several individual stocks suggests bearishness is still running rampant below the surface. — Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026 And with the nation boasting the highest government debt-to-GDP ratio in the developed world by a wide margin, bearishness to JGBs is likely to persist. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025 There was slightly less bearishness towards WTI (28th percentile), based on low stocks around the NYMEX delivery point at Cushing and potential for a squeeze. — John Kemp, Reuters, 6 Aug. 2024

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Americans are deeply divided and intensely polarized, with pessimism at or near a multidecade high.

— Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
The most effective way to shift from pessimism to optimism is to stop consuming chaos passively and start creating measurable progress daily.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of pessimism

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To use available resources to block line of sight from the American Glass Research International complex to Trump, despite identifying this line of sight as a concern.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Over in the geopolitical front, fresh escalating tensions draw concern as Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, prompting Poland to scramble jets while Finland restricted airspace.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 3 July 2026

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