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What does hope against hope mean?

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  1. (idiomatic) To continue to hope, even when what is hoped for seems unlikely or impossible.
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There is no hope except the hope against hope that the crest is clear.
Hope against hope, could this finally be the Cubs' year?
But they face a massive challenge and we all hope against hope that she will be found safe and well.
I can only hope against hope that their leader, Joseph Kony, will still somehow come to sign the peace accord that he abandoned last summer.
Because we all hope against hope that the good guys, the people who really DO make a difference, don't get it.
In the words of Paul, we hope against hope, that is to say, we remain hopeful even when there appear to be no signs of hope at all.

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