woeful
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Mike Trout presumably has witnessed every possible blooper, blunder and boo-boo in 16 seasons with the woeful Angels.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Black Cats boss Regis le Bris would have been 'Regis le Bristle' after that woeful home display, and his team looked like they were on the beach.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 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
Covered for the ignominy of his historically woeful four-for-51 hitting performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Similarly mournful love songs were cropping up all over Europe during this period, their woeful lyrics gaining popularity in courts, noble houses, and other places where a sheet of printed music could be afforded.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing woeful
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Chapters 1–6
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The Door in the Wall
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