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Pantemis got away, perhaps mercifully, with a yellow card after a hard foul on Reggie Cannon out of desperation outside the box in the 73rd minute.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Carmona’s story in West Dallas is one of perseverance, creativity and, at times, desperation.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Some are high-frequency shocks — wars, emerging technologies, market panics — that spike quickly and dominate our attention.—
Ajaypal Banga,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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An airstrike on Dubai’s Fairmont The Palm Hotel sparked a fire while also spreading panic on the famous Palm Jumeirah artificial island, where many of the city’s wealthiest residents live.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Putting private anguish and public witnessing into forceful tension, Paksa fashioned a productively ambivalent rubric for the artist under authoritarianism.—
Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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The discomfort of boredom, even the anguish of it, can spur us into flights of imagination, resourcefulness, and invention.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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How did WalletHub determine financial distress?—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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Employees expressed their distress about the mass layoffs on social media platforms such as Reddit.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Cubs are still trying to get to the exact source of the pain and discomfort in his forearm, Counsell said, but Wicks’ arm has responded well to rest the last five days.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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One recommendation is to push each stretch to the point of initial tightness or discomfort.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
25 Feb. 2026
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There’s a palpable fear that her smashmouth attack style won’t work, and his collaborative politics might, in a red state where a Republican primary pileup has given Democrats a rare opening.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Long lines at gas stations across the capital suggested fears of possible fuel shortages or plans by many to leave the city.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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His Health Secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, an advocate of healthy eating, has repeatedly expressed his dismay at his boss’s diet.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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Insiders at the station say they have been deluged with emails and texts expressing dismay over Nexstar’s moves, which eliminated a number of staffers with decades of experience and institutional knowledge.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The purpose is to foster humility, reduce a person’s anxiety by releasing their need for control and provide an external source of strength for long-term recovery.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Under a psychiatrist's care, she was prescribed anti-anxiety and anti-depression medications and regularly saw a therapist.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Desperateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperateness. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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