woe
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And woe betide you if you haven’t prepared as well as she has.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
And he stresses that it isn’t in the president’s power to fix every economic woe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
What next for Wales after World Cup woe?
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Property taxes are another housing woe for cash-strapped Americans.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
It read, in bold black ink: Warning: The following pages, whether used as a journal or for ideas, are most assuredly filled with melancholy, cynicism, and woe.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
Glamorgan's woes continued when the hard-hitting Daisy Jeanes was caught at mid-wicket off Issy Routledge.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Taken together, the list of woes hardens the image of a chronically broke city whose administration often struggles to reliably provide services for its almost four million people.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Dodgers’ August woes followed them into the first day of September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Bally’s financial woes come as new competitors reshape the gambling business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"How you must have yearned for the sound of your sweet sister's voice. My lords, please, let us give them a few moments together. The woes of our troubled realm shall keep."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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