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
A mass protest movement has sprung up in Iran, prompted by the economic woe driven by the currency crisis.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
It is falling apart with a familiar tale of woe in Australia.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
Property taxes are another housing woe for cash-strapped Americans.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
“Woe!” she thought, for woe is what she felt full of.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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He added Klopp could only be a "band-aid", as Germany's current woes run much deeper than the dugout.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The new EV report adds to Lucid’s recent woes, including upheaval on the executive level.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
They had good intent, but even the best federal efforts to “cut red tape” won’t solve the country’s housing woes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
It used to be said that infidelity and money woes were the main causes of broken marriages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Apart from keeping her company, apart from soothing her woes, apart from keeping an occasional eye on her, there was little we could do to improve the situation.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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