woeful
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In May, it criticised the "woeful" performance of successive governments in getting the UK ready for more extreme heat.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Mr. Petro’s party has a plurality in Congress and Mr. de la Espriella will inherit woeful state finances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
But Baroness Brown, chair of the CCC's Adaptation Committee, criticised the "woeful" performance of successive governments in tackling the present and future threats facing the UK from climate change.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Hungary’s economy has barely grown in recent years, with a woeful 0.4% in real gross domestic product growth last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
A young jockey named George Woolf, aboard for one of these woeful performances, summed up the colt’s mental state in four words: “mean, restive and ragged.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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