hopelessness
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"Listening to her repeatedly asking for help and sometimes screaming in pain has left me with a feeling of hopelessness," said Graham.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
"Another year of strain, of exhaustion, of hopelessness," Estanislao Mendoza, one of the parents of the 43, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Her pure, warm soprano shone especially in the lament “Lungi da te, mio bene” with its mournful horn accompaniment, as Sifare realizes the hopelessness of his and Aspasia’s love.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The despair and hopelessness are a response to feeling powerless in the face of injustice and watching long-standing norms be routinely broken.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Chip was still staring up at him, but his expression had slipped over into helplessness now—helplessness and hopelessness.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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