desperation
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"Desperation and economic deterioration are major factors," Timothy Kaldas, deputy director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, told AFP.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Desperation has a price, and this spread measures it.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025
Desperation leads many to take enormous risks to retrieve the aid - and many come away with nothing.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2024
Desperation isn’t far from mind, nor the disparities of wealth and power between artists, critics and, up in the clouds, collectors and dealers.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
Desperation, deep poverty, and illiteracy drove women to take the risk of cohabiting with men such as truck drivers and soldiers, those with steady jobs or who wielded the power of intimidation.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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