desperately
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What one strategist argues, therefore, is that investors should plow capital into the energy stocks providing the raw materials that technology stocks desperately require to grow.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Phil Foden's magical first-half assist and welcome return to form was the catalyst that Manchester City desperately needed to maintain their challenge in this season's fascinating Premier League title race.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The navigation officer was on the bridge radioing the Iranian navy a question that had become maddeningly repetitive and desperately urgent: When would the ship be able to leave?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
“For three terrifying days, the victim’s parents and law enforcement desperately searched for this missing teen, fearing the worst had happened.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
But I hung back, gazing desperately at Father, Willem, Peter, all our brave underground workers.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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