Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 24 chairman 23 Chairman 22 lambasted 22 asserted 22 refuted 22 conceded 21 deteriorating 21 briefed 21 damning 21 macroeconomic 21 deteriorated 20 economic 20 president 20 worsened 20 worsening 19 dire 19 contradicted 19 expressed concern 19 contended 19 lamented 19 reiterated 18 misled 18 misleading 18 dismal 18 reiterating 18 trounced 17 concurred 17 grim 17 pessimistic 17 reaffirmed 17 restated 17 emerged 17 criticized 16 rosy 16 gloomy 16 bleak 15 bullish 15 woeful 15 unveiled 15 briefing 15 objected 15 shaky 15 lied 15 sobering 14 clearer 14 scoffed 13 outlining 13 upbeat 13 surfaced 13 echoed 13 circulated 13 projecting 13 cautiously optimistic 13 ominous 13 downbeat 12 disagreed 12 lackluster 12 suggested 12 contradicts 12 distorted 12 emphasized 11 optimistic 11 outlined 11 painted 11 faltered 11 misrepresented 11 discussed 11 handout 10 questioned 10 falsified 10 predicted 10 faulted 10 projected 10 forecast 10 panned 10 projection 10 changed 9 spoke 9 talked 9 alluded 9 pointed 9 lauded 9 acknowledged 8 differed 8 projections 8 flashed 8 downplayed 8 contrasted 7 presented 7 improved 7 praised 7 relied 7 resembled 7 improving 6 overstated 6 boasted 5 touted 5 depicted 5 brighter 3 cited 0 showed