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• v  cause to become sober
  A sobering thought
• v  become more realistic
• v  become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
• s  tending to make sober or more serious
  the news had a sobering effect

• Paul Haggis' drama, based on a true case, is a big improvement on his Oscar-winning Crash: strong in the sleuthing, sobering in its political conclusions.
• A standing ovation at his first staff meeting in February did not deter Ogunlesi, 48, from delivering a sobering message: he would have to "break some glass" to control spiraling .
• One especially sobering study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that hurricane wind speeds have increased about 50% in the past 50 years.

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News & Articles

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• More people = more impacts on environment
  By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times A federal report looking at trends in population growth, travel patterns and land use and their impact on the environment is predictably sobering. With the U.S. population expected to grow 42 percent from 2010 to 2050, the report from [...]
  June 19, 2013 - Lake Tahoe News
• Opinion: Can New Jersey Escape the "Fate of the States"
  Meredith Whitney is the Wall Street analyst -- schooled in New Jersey -- who is credited with as clear a forecast of the 2008 financial crisis as anyone. Now she has turned her attention from the fiscal health of banks to the fiscal health of various states, with sobering comments on New Jersey.
  June 19, 2013 - Philly.com
• Staying Safe this Pool Season
  Everyone is hitting the pool to keep cool, but a sobering warning. Drowning is the second leading cause of death for children.
  June 18, 2013 - KMIR 6 Palm Springs