desperate
Example Sentences
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The huge rise comes with investors desperate for exposure to stocks which will benefit from artificial-intelligence spending.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“People are desperate for indicators so they look at VIX and they misunderstand it,” says Scott Nations, president of volatility index developer Nations Indexes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The EFL is desperate for the uncertainty to end.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The last time Moore attended the fest was for the Oscar-winning body horror “The Substance,” where she stars as an aging actress desperate to reclaim her youth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Knowing Maggie’s desperate finances, a Spiritualist scoffed, “for five dollars she would have denied her mother and would have sworn to anything.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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