despondent
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Despondent and broke — many sold homes, borrowed cash, paid smugglers and left children behind in pursuit of the American dream — they now face an existential reckoning: What next?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025
Despondent and heartbroken fans across the world were shown weeping inconsolably - but for Blake, something even more interesting caught her eye.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024
Despondent, Moradi initially declined when a friend told him about the commotion coming from a large, domed tent in the Jungle and suggested they check it out.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023
Despondent over their country’s future and afraid of possible conscription and closed borders, tens of thousands of Russians have fled to Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Central Asia and Europe since the Russian invasion began.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022
Despondent and morose, he held himself apart from the festivities, seated alone with his back to the room.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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