hopeless
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“Broke, hopeless, searching, frightened,” he says now, “I was absolutely the perfect recruit. They promised me the tools to succeed. When you’re 21, 22 and you’re scrambling to succeed, that’s very appealing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Add in the public’s aversion to barring businesses from doing anything, along with the fond feelings many Americans have for the words “private” and “equity,” and it’s easy to feel hopeless.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
They express confidence in public while perhaps fearing in private that a worst-case scenario could make it hopeless to try to save everyone.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
He started on road patrol, then last year moved to financial crimes, where he began cracking cyber scams considered almost hopeless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“What is hopeless case? Is it a kind of suitcase?”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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