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dire straits

noun as in disastrous predicament

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The plan to close stores was announced as part of the company’s release of its fourth-quarter and end-of-year financial reports, which underscored its dire straits.

It took over the world, and it even saved New York in my mind because New York was really in dire straits talking about bankruptcy.

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“They knew the company was in dire straits. They were just expediting bankruptcy by doing that.”

“But obviously right now, we’re in a little bit of dire straits. We need to hold on a little bit.”

“Obviously, right now we’re in a little bit of dire straits,” Kershaw said of a Dodgers rotation currently featuring four rookies.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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