despair
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As Linda, she exudes a tightly coiled ferocity in sharp contrast to the fog of despair in which Willy seems to move.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"I lived between despair and hope that my daughter might still be alive," she explained.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
That convergence of feelings made me wonder: What kind of girl would write letters to former flames, not out of love, but out of despair?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
You have avoided great depths of despair and panic, and even greater heights of self-congratulation and ecstasy.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
Kyle and his friends wanted to be there for Mr. Lemoncello in what looked like his hour of despair.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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