woefully
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Like many fire survivors, he found out they were woefully underinsured after the disaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The overall number of people who are fully prepared when it comes to estate-planning documents is still woefully small, according to Trust & Will’s survey.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
The U.S. is “very far ahead, I’d say, in the high-end technology. We are woefully far behind on the speed to develop, the capacity, and the cost,” Mr. Hargis says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Instead, the standard recommendation for pain relief during IUD insertion is to take 800 milligrams of ibuprofen an hour beforehand—a method that falls woefully short of addressing the intense discomfort experienced by many patients.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026
She looked at me so woefully that I collapsed in shame and said “I’m sorry” again and again, repeating it until I hoped maybe she believed me.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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Vocabulary from the Seventh Democratic Debate, March 6, 2016
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