in the dumps
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Shares of gold miners have been in the dumps this month, as investors have expressed fears over how the Iran war will tarnish the value of the precious metal.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
One very exciting year later, all of that is back in the dumps.
From Slate • Jan. 24, 2026
"There are months where I will be down in the dumps, and I'll post just the bare minimum. I can't compete with robots."
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
Before this, their stocks were in the dumps because of a slowdown in oil drilling.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
I’ve often been down in the dumps, but never desperate.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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