more desperate
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Two decades on, the energy he created has morphed into something decidedly more desperate.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Folks are more desperate for services than before.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Even if diplomacy brings a truce rather than an enduring peace, stopping the fighting on almost any terms looks better than prolonging a war that grows ever more desperate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
For Churchill, an avid collector of rare and exotic animals, the platypus's intrigue only made him more desperate to have one – or six – for his menagerie.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
“We have to go back to Peshawar,” said Zafoona, sounding more desperate by the minute.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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