woebegone
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But professional football is anything but normal, and waiting out the market turned out to be precisely how Las Vegas would turn around its woebegone football team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Barker has no interest in shining some light on Nikki when keeping his woebegone protagonist in the dark is scarier.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
This woebegone era of frugality hath come to its end.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
Wilson was held to 95 yards passing with a touchdown and a pair of interceptions, and woebegone Denver finished with just 197 yards of total offense.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
I glanced at David, woebegone as always, but I knew he wasn’t sad at leaving Mr. Hull or at leaving China.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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