desperate
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I think as everybody got older, they started getting desperate to work and make money, and that normalizes you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
It has been desperate to avoid a ban, warning that it risked creating a cascade of unintended consequences that would throttle supplies of diesel and gasoline in the U.S. and lead to spiking prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
That some people might stop taking insulin or pursuing chemotherapy, or that other desperate people would be given false hope?
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
"This is a stark reminder of the ruthless acts used by smuggling gangs to exploit desperate people for profit, but today shows there is nowhere for them to hide."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Desperate times call for desperate measures,” Mr. Hodge was saying with a shrug.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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