despair
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Rumors of renewed hostilities leave traders reeling in despair.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
You cannot take the pain out of writing, but you can lessen some of the grunt work and redirect your energy, and despair, elsewhere.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
As people gathered around the police cordon, the mother of one of the victims could be heard crying in despair from her car.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The obituaries, social media posts and GoFundMe pages capture the utter despair of the families, though none of them reckon with the decision not to get the vitamin K shot.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Exhaustion threatened to overwhelm me, panic and despair close on its heels.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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