plight
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Artan's plight is the latest fiasco to hit the World Cup, with Iran's football federation stating on Tuesday that their allocation of fan tickets for the group stage has been revoked.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 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
In this heart-sore and compassionate investigation of unresolved pain, director Marialuisa Ernst makes a parallel between their plight and how her uncle’s disappearance during Argentina’s dictatorship affected her family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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
Laura, Roger, and Jonah take turns reciting the story of the Ibos and their plight.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
Vocabulary lists containing plight
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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