desperate
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"Though very unsettling, The End of Everything is not in fact a strange book. It's a realist book about a strange world, populated by desperate, unmoored characters."
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Desperate times call for desperate measures — especially when your job is potentially at stake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
But Gibson is desperate to build on the progress he has led against Notts County.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
In one of those climactic courtroom confrontations that have long since become cinematic cliché, Mr. Firstman pulls out the classic move of a desperate actor by crying profusely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
I prompted, desperate to take the attention off myself.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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