woebegone
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This woebegone era of frugality hath come to its end.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
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
The Vikings have the same 6-5 record but host the woebegone Bears Monday night.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2023
The Bengals are back in the mix of leading contenders in the AFC the season after their rapid ascent from woebegone to Super Bowl participant.
From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2022
His twitchings exhausted him till he lay, breathless and woebegone, waiting for the next spasm.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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Lord of the Flies
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Henry IV, Part 2
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