despair
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In addition to the sonic parallels, the song’s combination of despair and spiritual deliverance connects Ms. Orton to the mid-period work of the older Irish songwriter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
A page in our country's history turned after years of disappointment and despair.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
It represents Americans’ unwillingness to give in to despair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
But his attorney, Haney, said the prosecution’s entire case seems focused on his client’s despair rather than the cause of the fire or proof that Rinderknecht was the person who set it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
A strange sense of helplessness fell upon the girls as the gray bonnet vanished round the corner, and despair seized them when a few minutes later Miss Crocker appeared, and said she’d come to dinner.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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