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woes

noun

plural of woe

as in pains

a state of great suffering of body or mind a tale of misery and woe

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Recent Examples of woes Citing financial woes, the City of Hollister laid off civilian employees of the police department on Wednesday. — Veronica MacIas, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The record-setting gasoline price woes arrive as affordability stands as a top concern for voters ahead of early November's midterm elections. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Adding to their woes is the fact that year-over-year inflation has run at a faster clip than wage growth in recent months, meaning the average consumer has lost purchasing power. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 This narrative of the woes of leadership could serve as a cautionary tale for the few dozen men and women in both of America’s political parties currently searching their souls and consulting their spouses about whether to run for president. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Ernie Goss, an economist at Creighton University in Nebraska, said manufacturing woes may not convert to Democratic victories. — Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Fourth-quarter woes Sunday’s fourth-quarter debacle against the Broncos was nothing new for the Chargers, who are 30th in scoring this season. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026 With his political blog FTL Politics, Rodstrom trained a spotlight on City Hall, questioning development deals, flooding woes and government spending. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 This time the meetups are spread across a number of weeks, as the summer heat cools gently into autumn, while the interludes themselves attempt to broach something more complex than simple relationship woes. — James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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Noun

In the past, Fox News has taken pains to illustrate to its viewers how the election could tilt blue.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Symptoms usually begin within two weeks and can last nearly three weeks, including aches and pains, nausea and rashes.

— Angie DiMichele, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pains

Noun

There are few harsher agonies than waiting, and throughout the great expanse of the CPKC ‘International’ Grand Prix presented by Rolex at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’, two riders felt that in very different ways.

— Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Sadly, in discouraging all the phantom agonies, FIFA inadvertently seems to have done away with the equally farcical phenomenon that is Magic Spray®.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of agonies

Noun

Some residents said hope is elusive given the island’s litany of miseries – from natural disasters to a bankrupt government to a financial control board that manages funding for infrastructure.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Cyclospora, an intestinal parasite, has sickened thousands of people and hospitalized hundreds with explosive diarrhea, painful cramping, or other gastrointestinal miseries.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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