“A country-wide reputation with prudent financial management, sound regulatory oversight, and, frankly, for being somewhat dour and boring regarding investments, has been wiped away,” said Octavio Marenzi, CEO of consulting firm Opimas LLC, in an email.

Source: https://wtop.com/national/2023/03/swiss-to-hold-news-conference-amid-credit-suisse-troubles/

But alas, they are rehearsed and dour versions of every other Tragic Diva story.

Source: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/la-vie-en-rose-edith-piaf-marion-cotillard-lip-syncing/

Despite that dour forecast, the Fed's policymakers agreed last week to forgo a rate hike for the first time in 11 meetings dating back to March 2022.

Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/business_news/national_business/article_4ce1ec5b-28c3-52ae-af81-e67fbbe4e2a0.html

For Ferguson, it’s about keeping his poise in high-pressure situations and avoiding the kind of ninth-inning meltdown that set a dour tone for the rest of the recent trip.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2023-06-12/dodgers-bullpen-no-closer-evan-phillips-andrew-friedman

Geelong's three behinds were the only scores of a dour third term, but the floodgates finally opened in the final quarter as Julia Crockett-Grills, Renee Garing, Aishling Moloney, and Parry all registered goals.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/prespakis-mcdonald-star-as-cats-crush-tigers-in-aflw-c-12359345

He had plenty of opportunities to showcase this range across the show; Phlox had a whimsical side that stood out next to his more dour castmates, but he was far from a total clown.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1481550/star-trek-phlox-return-strange-new-worlds/

In helping bring peace to the quiet domestic life of one Deirdre and Evelyn, the prime Evelyn gets one step closer to saving her daughter from her own dour fate.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-hot-dog-hand-reality-importance-explained/

Investing.com -- Here is your Pro Recap of the biggest earnings reports you may have missed this week: Cheery news from Apple and Pfizer, dour guidance at AMD, and sliding shares at Starbucks despite an earnings beat.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/a6d151bcff9fc849?ref=ff

It’s a somewhat dour affair, one thankfully leavened by the setting, a hot, muggy and lush New Orleans, and the casualness of Henry’s performance.

Source: https://boulderweekly.com/entertainment/screen/and-the-nominees-are-2/

Nike is compelling here for longer-term investors, and I think the sentiment has really gotten dour on the stock in the last few months.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4637977-nike-earnings-preview-low-expectations-with-poor-sentiment-comps-get-easier-in-fy-24?source=feed_all_articles

Our dour Andy winning us round by cracking risqué jokes — what a comeback!

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-11659451/PLATELLS-PEOPLE-bitter-pill-Harry-Kate-popular-royal-U-S.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“She looks dour and going to 1400 metres first-up off one trial is the only query, but we’re chasing our tail otherwise.”

Source: https://www.sportsnews.com.au/horse-racing/fireburn-poised-for-randwick-return/590876

Vicki Graham brings real emotion to the role of Hannah, Freddie’s dying mother, while Derek Flynn is a snarling contradiction as the dour father who is impossible to please.

Source: https://waterford-news.ie/2023/09/09/sparkling-new-musical-for-waterford-inspired-by-mount-sion-choir/