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
Will any of that matter, though, in a market that seems desperate to ride the current AI wave into fresh record highs?
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
It is illegal to pay ransoms in Nigeria, but analysts say payments by desperate families, intermediaries or, in some cases, state authorities have fuelled the abductions.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
By February, Eagle was desperate and feeling the immense pressure from his constituents.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Has she finally realized we are friends, or is she just desperate to get me out of here?
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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