desperate
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It has been desperate to avoid a ban, warning that it risked throttling supplies of diesel and gasoline in the U.S. and would lead to higher prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She was not, in fact, a model, posing for a Coca-Cola ad, but a young woman with a small child desperate to leave Russia behind for the West.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
That some people might stop taking insulin or pursuing chemotherapy, or that other desperate people would be given false hope?
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
But why, when the country is in a housing crisis with a desperate need for affordable homes, are flats now struggling to sell?
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The injured man was desperate, scared, and in pain.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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