desperately
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Fresh out of graduate school, I wanted desperately to have people over, but I was working with a very limited budget.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
No court can give someone back years spent without healthcare, housing, or the education benefits they earned through military service and desperately need.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
Trailing the Brewers 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, the Dodgers desperately need to put themselves in the best possible position to win Game 3 and avoid four straight win-or-go-home contests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The woman "fought desperately to hold the man back as he climbed into enclosure".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Hotel servants fetched water, blankets, and towels, as her chaperone kept a desperately ill Kate alive that night.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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