woe
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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
It is falling apart with a familiar tale of woe in Australia.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
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
“I’m supposed to set an example. Your father will throw me into the street when he finds out. I’ll starve! Oh, woe is me!”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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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
Deep in the meadow, hidden far away A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray Forget your woes and let your troubles lay And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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