alas
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In Los Angeles, alas, we were, last spring, a city of cinders.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
All of which leaves me sounding, alas, like a broken record.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
This feels, alas, like a conveniently fearful conclusion chasing its own tail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
But alas, Minute Maid is saying goodbye to all that, and thanks for the memories.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026
There is, alas, no step-by-step method to guide us, but this does not mean that the process is entirely mysterious.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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Vocabulary lists containing alas
"Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 1
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4-letter words, List 1
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