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woe

[woh] / woʊ /


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A mass protest movement has sprung up in Iran, prompted by the economic woe driven by the currency crisis.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Despite the glory of his singing and the enviable success of his award-lavished career, he made his life of enormous privilege seem like a tale of unremitting anguish and woe.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Property taxes are another housing woe for cash-strapped Americans.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025

It would be embarrassing enough if that was the extent of United's set-piece woe.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

“Woe!” she thought, for woe is what she felt full of.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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