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hopeless

[hohp-lis] / ˈhoʊp lɪs /


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Is this a hopeless situation that we should simply accept and walk away from?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

"We felt hopeless," says Holm-Aderemi, describing how they took turns carrying out searches of the streets themselves.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

After one too many summer months of hopeless applications, all I had was a job at a substitute-teaching agency, where I would be lucky to get work three days a week.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Plus, the “Sing Sing” and “Euphoria” actor has advice for hopeless romantics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Was she going to have someone search the whole country for a member of the Warne family stupid enough to take a hopeless, helpless girl?

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan