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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And for that reason it was senseless to be despondent .
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But none of the Cleveland players appeared despondent .
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Despite all its problems the Club had a strong will to succeed and was rarely despondent .
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From a distance of two weeks, the initial reaction to defeat also seems unnecessarily despondent .
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Tom Ripley had never really been despondent , though he had often looked it.
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We are more despondent and needy than ever!
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William exits fairly despondent and heads for the door.