as in anxieties
a very bad or difficult situation
—usually singular
The recent cut in funding will only contribute to the hospital's financial plight. the plight of the unemployed
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Recent Examples of plights
Grace Perry, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
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The particular bodily plights of the thirty-something jock don’t stem simply from the inherent risk imbued in competitive sports.
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Written and directed by Sarnoski, the film promises to offer a much darker take on the Robin Hood stories that explores the end of the character’s life.—
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This year’s election cycle also promises to be another showdown of moneyed interests via dueling ballot measures, with those either increasing or decreasing taxes at the top of the heap.—
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Brooks’s screenplay makes ample space to dump praise upon its protagonist while bemoaning her many predicaments.—
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But this is just one of the many predicaments of writing memoir.—
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This is a candid memoir of vulnerability and courage, humility and purpose, mistakes and learning—a singular tale of the trials, tribulations, and hope to be found in a life dedicated to the pursuit of truth.—
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Dabis plays a mother contextualizing the fate of her son through the tribulations of his grandfather.—
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But now, as Williams vows to spend the new tax money only on health care and seeks from the District Attorney’s Office some of the proportionately biggest county budget reduction targets, public safety advocates say they were misled.—
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Speaking out against the horrors of war is the solemn oath anyone who puts their byline of any story vows to do.—
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Fire access, water, traffic, parks and open space are treated like inconveniences, even as existing infrastructure already strains to keep up.—
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Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, petitioned for a pardon in 2024, pointing to how his convictions had created logistical issues and inconveniences in worldwide touring.—
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There are no speakers in the songs of MJ Lenderman other than MJ Lenderman, whose diffidence and exhaustion are in all-too-perfect lockstep with the psychic frustrations of his listeners.—
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After the third giveaway happened with six seconds left in the second quarter, Schaefer expressed his frustrations with his trademark jacket removal.—
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So mascaras with nourishing ingredients like vitamin E and hyaluronic acid, and formulated without drying alcohol or irritants like parabens, will be your new go-tos.—
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This filtration system ensures that your floors are getting their most thorough clean, while also ridding your space of irritants like dust that can cause allergy flare-ups.—
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Its closest competitor, Air India, has been dealing with troubles of its own.—
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And God Created Woman, but in recent years, Bardot sparked controversy due to some of her more troubling opinions and faced legal troubles over racist and xenophobic comments.—
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“Plights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plights. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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