plight
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Its plight is spelled out in US securities filings containing cryptic language.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
That’s the plight of retired Cook County Circuit Court Judge James R. Brown, who wrote an op-ed and appeared on a podcast after he resigned from the bench in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The trapped group's plight has captured the imagination of the international diving community and on Friday more help arrived.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
When Jeremy started posting about Read Books’ plight, the response was immediate and overwhelming.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The single concession she made to recognizing his family’s plight was that every Sunday morning Thula was allowed to send her children to the house for bowls of Cream of Wheat.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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