woefully
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Some officials and advisers point to Downing Street itself, as an institution, saying it is woefully ill-equipped and understaffed to run a modern government.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
He has also spearheaded efforts to reform a woefully slow acquisition system, minimize stifling regulations, and take advantage of an innovative private sector.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Opting to pursue enterprise customers, Anthropic seemed woefully behind OpenAI in the consumer realm — until now.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
In their first chase of the tournament, India's batting came up woefully short in the face of some disciplined South Africa bowling.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Mom, for her part, felt that Lucy Jo was woefully uninformed.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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Vocabulary from the Seventh Democratic Debate, March 6, 2016
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