as in woefulness
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Power Ballad should be breezy and fun, with that twist of mournfulness that Carney is always so adept at pulling off.
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For now, Putin’s grip on power is secure, but public discontent is growing as average citizens buckle under the pressure of high inflation and onerous interest rates.
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There has been growing discontent voiced by some Russians as the war has been slowly creeping onto their doorstep.
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Thankfully, naked dressing is not only acceptable, but considered very in line with today's fashion trends—and the sheer skirt is the antidote to your summer woes.
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German politicians vowed Monday to prevent Volkswagen from cutting 100,000 jobs, as Berlin confronts the scale of the country’s industrial woes.
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Her concept of gravity draws on both East and West, on karma and original sin.
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The probe was delayed from 2022, and headed for the asteroid Psyche, using a Mars-gravity assist and not arriving until August 2029.
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Experts say that the biggest challenge at that extreme level of blackness is actually measuring it.
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Hawthorne mostly succeeds at keeping the blackness in check in this foray into YA.
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Whitehead was also struck by Barer’s seriousness about her work as an agent—commitment to one’s calling being the signature quality of his protagonists.
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In all seriousness, this isn’t meant to excuse Tampa Bay for losing a quality player.
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Lynn told me that Colson shared his father’s moodiness, if not his stifling conservatism.
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There’s a fine line between creating moodiness and making a space feel suffocating.
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“Dolorousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolorousness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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