desperately
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“But I don’t. That’s me being performative, like, trying desperately to buy the right clothes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“I desperately regretted doing this kitchen renovation,” O’Neill, a Seattle homeowner and a public-relations expert, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
A major earthquake that severely damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least 13 people, officials said Wednesday, as rescuers desperately tried to reach survivors feared trapped in the wreckage.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Pina Picierno, a vice-president of the European Parliament, said at the weekend that Italian football "desperately needed a cultural, ethical and managerial revolution" but that the choice of Pirlo "goes in the exact opposite direction".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Perhaps we can refuse to line up, Gertie thinks desperately.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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