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is dire for
adjective
Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
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It's not about the financial situation, although clearly that is dire for all of us".
But the van Sander case shows that the outlook is dire for couples already in the pipeline for a green card, said Eric E. Olson, an immigration lawyer who has followed the issue closely.
This is dire for the club if the outcome is not positive".
While this flattening of the yield curve has no effect on the income from most bonds and preferreds, the effect is dire for a closed-end fund that holds such instruments on margin.
He told me that the situation is dire for those living in the ghetto.
While the situation is dire for lemurs, there was one positive development for the creatures recently.
Similar(48)
It's been dire for a long time".
But its implications are dire for a certain flock.
What is certain is that current opinion polls are dire for leader and party.
The consequences of this are dire for many charities, but worse for the jobseekers.
A loss of business for two weeks or more would be dire for any New York restaurant.
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