desperation
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By the end, Bobby begins to have his own wants, curiosities and desires, Luster said — all filtered through a desperation to help and connect with Dina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
She said she was "incredibly traumatised and not able to summon help", then dialled 999 in desperation.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Salon’s Sophia Tesfaye agrees, calling the self-evident desperation “excruciating”:
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Researchers also gave Claude an impossible task and measured desperation rising on its own with each failure, until the model cheated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“I wonder who’s put into prison-ships, and why they’re put there?” said I, in a general way, and with quiet desperation.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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