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Discover LudwigThe phrase "despairing for" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means feeling or showing despair or hopelessness for something or someone. Example: She was despairing for her brother's future after he dropped out of college.
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Hasni Hassan was despairing for his 9-month-old son.
"Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, c'est moi!" That's why the analysts are despairing for the company's future.
A collection of atheists despairing for humanity – and, for a change, I wasn't one of them.
'Despairing for the future of humanity' is not yet an option, though.
His father, despairing for his future, had him enrolled as an apprentice in a local graphics shop.
It has left liberal teachers like Ms. Sirajuddin despairing for their institution, which once upon a time produced three Nobel laureates.
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It is enough to make you despair for Western democracy.
I don't despair for the market coming back.
But don't despair for the losing bidders.
Real despair for three or four years; deep paralysis.
Nostalgia, humor, or despair for our political culture?
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