desperation
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"Once you hit that desperation point you start increasing it," she admitted.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Somewhere between Rue and Cassie on the desperation scale sits Elle Fanning’s Margo Millet, an eager community college student whose money troubles start when she falls for one of the oldest tricks in the book.
From Salon • May 4, 2026
We wanted to really show how that survival instinct, the desperation, is starting to come for everyone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
But what’s extra notable about the sputtering tech partnerships of the 2020s is how baldly they smack of desperation.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 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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