despondent
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These two strangers are both despondent and desperate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Amid global crises, economic instability, and the threat of climate change, many young people are feeling increasingly despondent.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
The 44-year-old is a relaxed individual - the epitome of someone who does not get carried away by success or overly despondent by failure.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
Aviles told the San Antonio Express-News, which published the text messages first, that the relationship and the professional ostracization his wife faced after it was discovered led her to become despondent before her death.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
The Wart looked in the direction which had been indicated with a despondent thumb, and saw a lot of rope wound round a tree.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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