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woe

[woh] / woʊ /


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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

But woe befall any bad guys who mistake him for a fool.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 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

Deacon Hurd, beset, with financial woe, was no longer preaching.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

LONDON—Andy Burnham, Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, arrived at Downing Street Monday promising that a bigger, more muscular state can solve the country’s economic woes and restore political stability.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The new EV report adds to Lucid’s recent woes, including upheaval on the executive level.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Gergely Gulyás, the party number two, resigned as head of the parliamentary group of the party on Monday, adding to its woes.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

Adding to Philadelphia’s woes was a new problem.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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