woe
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But woe befall any bad guys who mistake him for a fool.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
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
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
And the master of heaven and high thunder, Zeus, went to his place among the gods assembled hearing Athena tell Odysseus’ woe.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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