desperate
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Desperate times call for desperate measures — especially when your job is potentially at stake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
All the while, China is desperate to prove that its engineers can produce turbine blades of the same quality as those in the West.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
In one of those climactic courtroom confrontations that have long since become cinematic cliché, Mr. Firstman pulls out the classic move of a desperate actor by crying profusely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
But throughout the campaign, polls suggested state legislator Talarico was breaking through with voters, energising a Texas Democratic base desperate for new leadership.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
I think of our brave young soldiers, so willing to give their lives, and boys like Colin, who are desperate to join them.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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