desperately
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When Creed knocks Rocky down, Rocky’s trainer desperately shouts, “Stay down!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Germany's beleaguered carmakers are desperately seeking solutions for their under-used factories, with speculation swirling that Chinese manufacturers or weapons makers could move in.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
“Obsession” desperately wants to be a modern film, but can’t do anything more bold than gesturing to the bleakness and incessant discourse this reality is mired in.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
It “may be a desperately unfulfilling cliff-hanger of a night,” Levinson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The question she so desperately longed to ask withered on her tongue, as the very mention of England upset her all over again.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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