woefully
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Our call of the day from veteran wealth manager Ted Oakley sees Wall Street and many investors woefully exposed to the energy sector.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Police are woefully understaffed and hampered by public policy, said Blair Besten, president of downtown’s Historic Core Business Improvement District, a nonprofit that arranges graffiti removal, trash pickup and safety patrols in the area.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
When I was a teenager, I was woefully ignorant of my facial width-to-height ratio.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Dr Rob Williams, president of the BVA, welcomed the move, calling the legislation "woefully outdated".
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
"Angela? Angela was born good, the perfect child. As for the other one, well . . ." "It's not easy being a parent," Hoo said woefully.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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Vocabulary from the Seventh Democratic Debate, March 6, 2016
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