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dire

[dahyuhr] / daɪər /




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It is easy to forget the dire situation Newcastle were in when the defender joined the club little more than four years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

To be sure, recent economic data have not been so dire.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The outlook for the longer term was also dire.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“It’s really hard. Fundraising is dire right now for folks doing the work we do.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Living with his divorced mom and two sisters in one Montana town or another, sometimes in dire poverty, Jesse always felt like an outcast.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz