desperation
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Indeed, Bono sounds better here than he has in years — supple and sensual but with just the right touch of desperation — which bodes well for the band’s 2027 stadium tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
In a move reeking of desperation, Ramaswamy’s campaign ran a spot featuring Acton’s elderly mother, Donna Arthur, calling her daughter a “liar” and suggesting she suffers from severe mental illness.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Once you really feel that in your bones, then it’s almost like the right doors and the right people start coming in, because you’re sitting in a place of power, not a place of desperation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Startups are increasingly inking deals with unreliable providers out of desperation, like ones lacking proper security or weaker infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
“There, again!” said I, stopping before Herbert, with my open hands held out, as if they contained the desperation of the case.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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