desperately
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Long before scientists understood its chemistry, doctors recognized that something in liver could restore strength, appetite and vitality to desperately ill patients.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
Senegal and Sadio Mané, on the other hand, desperately need a win.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
Iran desperately needs access to foreign currency to purchase goods amid a spiraling economic crisis, rampant inflation and a collapsed local currency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
As a striker, the one thing you desperately want to do at any major tournament is get off to a good start.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
There are traffic jams as people desperately try to escape.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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