desperately

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She’s the kind of actor we desperately need right now, someone who isn’t afraid to challenge themselves or risk their viewership with a daring role.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Dharmendra Prasad, a 37-year-old taxi driver living far below the lake in the town of Rangpo Forest, awoke to a commotion, as townspeople desperately scrambled to get to higher ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“When people step into the Joy Who Lived, they know they’re going to be cared for, and that includes being allowed to laugh; we desperately need to laugh,” Gibson says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Relief because the final weeks were desperately poor, but regret too because De Zerbi - a former ultra with immense passion - looked at times a perfect fit for the Mediterranean club.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

But I hung back, gazing desperately at Father, Willem, Peter, all our brave underground workers.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom