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hopeless

[hohp-lis] / ˈhoʊp lɪs /


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For all the apocalyptic overtones in the film, Gibney doesn’t want audiences to come away feeling hopeless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

A fine reminder that the campaign for sense and moderation isn’t new and isn’t hopeless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Add in the public’s aversion to barring businesses from doing anything, along with the fond feelings many Americans have for the words “private” and “equity,” and it’s easy to feel hopeless.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

They express confidence in public while perhaps fearing in private that a worst-case scenario could make it hopeless to try to save everyone.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

This relentless push by British, French, Belgian, and American armies fighting side by side finally broke the spirit of the German army and ended its willingness to continue a hopeless fight.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman


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