desperately
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When Parra was desperately explaining her situation to the agent at Kennedy airport, she realized her paperwork problem.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
When these interventions helped my inflammation but didn’t stimulate much hair growth, I saw three additional dermatologists, desperately seeking a solution for a condition I had poured thousands of dollars into treating.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
It won’t get large swaths of the city on your side, and it can’t spark the true change City Hall so desperately needs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Defending champions Argentina and Lionel Messi head into the tournament among the favourites, alongside European champions Spain, 2018 World Cup winners France and England, desperately chasing a first major tournament win since 1966.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Because she deeply and desperately wishes I had.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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