desperation at

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• Many of us feel a quiet desperation at the future.
• There was a palpable desperation at the lack of progress in the negotiations.
• She couldn't hide her desperation at the thought of losing her home.
• The team's growing desperation at their inability to score was evident to the fans.
• He expressed his profound desperation at the state of environmental decline.
• A sense of desperation at the worsening situation began to set in among the survivors.
• Investors showed their desperation at the news by panic-selling their stocks.
• I felt a deep desperation at the prospect of being trapped in that dead-end job.
• Their desperation at the constant attacks forced them to build a stronger fortress.
• A parent's desperation at a child's suffering is a powerful and heart-wrenching thing to witness.