woebegone
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Ms. Duleba-Kasza’s Ola is a woebegone delight; one can sense the psychic miles Marcin has run up on her.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
“Why not just jump straight into the deep end?” said Karty, who is charged with remedying the Rams’ woebegone kicking of 2023 .
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024
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
Alternately woebegone and hopeful, his star-studded “Lovin’ of the Game,” out Friday, is an ecstatic document of what the fiddle has meant to his story — and what he hopes to mean to its history.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2023
Next to the glossy rats in the cage, he looked especially woebegone.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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