desperate
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Renée Saldaña, a spokesperson for SEIU-UHW, characterized the lawsuit against the initiative as “a really desperate attempt by the clinic industry to try and avoid accountability.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
By February, Eagle was desperate and feeling the immense pressure from his constituents.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
The shot clock was running out, a defender was draped all over him, and he had no option left but a desperate leaning heave.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
On a pitch that had been under cover for the previous two days, under leaden skies and with showers forecast, England would have been desperate to win the toss.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
He also seemed both arrogant and uneasy: desperate to be first, but scared that he’d only ever come second.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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