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"It's been horrific," says the 28-year-old, who was notified last month that her boxes would be disposed of, leaving her to make frantic phone calls and send emails to try to head off the outcome.

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Draisaitl rushed the net with teammate Corey Perry and appeared to be sending a frantic one-handed pass Perry’s way when the puck flicked off a Panther and redirected into the net.

Mr. Leguizamo eases up on the ferociously funny clowning at which he is so expert to emphasize Nelson’s frantic desperation to avoid having to admit he has failed his family, numbing his anxieties with booze.

That said, the moment when Didi and Gogo throw themselves into a frantic hug—as if only by touching one another can they be sure they still exist—has breathtaking poignancy.

I felt frantic; a profound sense of powerlessness and loss of balance in the total darkness came over me.

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