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The company suddenly lost its biggest client and its cash flow was cut off; management was at a loss, and after three days of meetings they still couldn't come up with a solution.

Their child's high fever wouldn't go away, and all nearby hospitals were full. The young parents were at their wits' end and had no choice but to drive to a neighboring city late at night to seek medical help.

All his thesis data was lost and the hard drive was broken. He sat in front of the computer at a loss, not knowing how to explain it to his advisor.

Seeing that the flood was about to overflow the dam, the villagers were at a loss. Just then, an old man remembered there was an abandoned spillway on the mountain.