desperately
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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
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
Crystal Palace desperately did not want to be in the Conference League - now they are one game from winning it and creating more club history.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Some of the county’s 88 incorporated cities are packed city line to city line with residents but desperately short of park space for them.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Although having electricity certainly made the work easier, the cooling systems that the operators had tried so desperately to keep working ten days earlier were no longer of any use.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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