desperation

Eventually, she slaps on a silly Norwegian accent in desperation and wills herself to cry in character.

“The entire aim is to make me forget anything called Palestine — to reach a point of desperation where I have nothing here. I have no future here.”

He is, however, issuing a subtle warning to all of baseball’s owners: Don’t let your desperation for a salary cap destroy a sport on the rise — in no small part thanks to the Dodgers.

Until Friday, that is, and only after the Dodgers presented him with this opportunity out of equal parts confidence and desperation: Please save us.

He noted to local media about the desperation of residents who are looting and - while not condoning it - said he understands why it is happening.