desperately
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The navigation officer was on the bridge radioing the Iranian navy a question that had become maddeningly repetitive and desperately urgent: When would the ship be able to leave?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
A baby hippo found desperately nudging its dead mother at a lake in Kenya over the weekend is now being hand-reared at a wildlife sanctuary after being rescued.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
"Guys, this is chaos," said Rubio as reporters desperately waved their hands at him.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Many of us have been there — behind on rent, desperately trying to build a career, navigating friends and romance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
I asked desperately, but I already knew the answer.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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