plight
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A commentary in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung argued the saga had largely ignored more complex ecological issues and focused on the plight of a single animal, showing how modern society has lost touch with nature.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Ms. Thompson’s Jacki is at first businesslike, but her warmth toward Nick and her dismay at his plight are revealed when she, too, addresses us directly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The everlasting draw of “The Forsyte Saga” to both men and women, then, is in the way these stories capture the plight of patriarchal pressures, spoken and implied.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
Forest's plight has been self-inflicted but there is still more unity than in north London.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
“What have you and Mr. Flux done to bring this terrible plight on Logan County?”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Vocabulary lists containing plight
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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