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Dire Straits

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a state of extreme distress

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
desperate straits
possessive
Dire Straits's
pluralpossessive
Dire Straitses'