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alas

[uh-las, uh-lahs] / əˈlæs, əˈlɑs /
INTERJECTION
unfortunately
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Alas, the results are mixed, betraying the stark limits of this approach and the need for a kind of history that fully integrates anguished medieval chronicles with modern molecular evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Alas, they’re not thinking in the continuous sense you and I experience; they are merely providing themselves with a discrete sequence of internal prompts.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Alas, that’s not the end of the story.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Alas, it was not provided to those of us in the interview room, but the Loews did provide dinner and snacks for us throughout the night.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Alas and all, though: We seek peace from a monster.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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