desperate
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Four years on from the Creeslough explosion that claimed the 14-year-old schoolgirl's life, along with nine others, her father says their family remains "desperate for answers" about the events of that day.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“I am so interested in truth telling. I’m so desperate for it in the world. I’m so grateful when I find it in other people,” she affirmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
They cause abnormal movements, a lot of side effects, but they're still used because people are so desperate for help.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Her mother, Sandra Lever, said in a statement to the inquest that her daughter had been desperate to move house.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
And then—just as the day looked desperate and the whole world began to feel like sinking sand—a sudden voice rang out.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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