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alas

[uh-las, uh-lahs] / əˈlæs, əˈlɑs /
INTERJECTION
unfortunately
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This is the case even if you have the Patreon app, which I downloaded in hopes it would get around the PDF, but alas.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

The answer, alas, is not much—at least not much that is likely to have an effect on the Iranian leaders’ behavior.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

All of which leaves me sounding, alas, like a broken record.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

His return of about 2,000% won him the competition but, alas, no prize money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

But, alas, she did not live through childbirth.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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