desperation
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In the late 2010s, a melodic branch of rap emerged that featured layered voices borrowed from rock acts like Alice in Chains and the desperation of the punk offshoot originally known as emotional hardcore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Like Luna, thousands of people are searching for one or more family members with growing desperation six days after the disaster.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Salonen found renewal not from the desperation of rethinking but from freshening, illuminating the perception of exceptional young musicians first encountering greatness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
"I was horrified how they'd treated me, I was mentally in a mess, so out of desperation to run away from it all, I bought myself out of my contract."
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
“Mom, Dad, we have to stop them,” Seven said, looking at her parents in desperation.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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