Historical clue formulations

• Like a situation with only bad outcomes — 2026-02-09
• Kind of situation that's hopeless — 2023-11-09
• Like a hopeless situation — 2020-05-30
• Lose-lose — 2017-06-03
• Hopeless, as a situation — 2015-09-07
• Lose-lose — 2013-10-02
• Kind of situation — 2010-12-30
• Kind of situation — 2009-01-04
• Hopeless, as a situation — 2007-04-23
• Hopeless, as a situation — 2006-12-18
• Like a hopeless situation — 2006-11-28
• Grim, as a situation — 2006-11-12
• Hopeless, as situations go — 2006-07-11
• Kind of situation — 2000-12-11
• Kind of situation — 2000-11-19
• Kind of situation — 1997-08-20
• _____ situation — 1994-01-20
• Kind of situation — 1993-12-10