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hopelessness

[hohp-lis-nis] / ˈhoʊp lɪs nɪs /


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“But this campaign refused to accept that. You refuse to accept that. You saw hopelessness, and you chose hope.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Another resident, Andreza Dionísio, blames high abstention rates here on both last-minute changes to polling station locations, but also "a sense of hopelessness about the future."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

"Another year of strain, of exhaustion, of hopelessness," Estanislao Mendoza, one of the parents of the 43, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The toxic result is a deepening sense of hopelessness among younger people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

When she finally became convinced of the hopelessness of teaching us the piano, she shifted us to other instruments.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey


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