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Noun
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Black people and Jewish people are tied in their burden as targets of abiding oppression and bigotry and, for decades, co-warriors in the fight for civil rights and social justice.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026 -
The story of our nation is pockmarked and littered with atrocities, oppression, terror, and violence.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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No incidents have ever been reported, but one former member of the organization was unsurprised at the team’s unhappiness, comparing his experience with the plane to opening the door of a modern luxury car only to find amenities and seats inside that belong in a 40-year-old sedan.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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At the wedding, is Joette miserable because of her love for Vernice, or is her unhappiness due to something greater?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Turner plays the middle brother with intriguing melancholy and an almost alien detachment, which works within the world this film creates, but not necessarily for a main character.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
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Fanning’s name was the first called when nominations were announced, signaling that Scandinavian melancholy would be notably absent that morning.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Italian carried on at Spurs for another 13 months before finally being put out of his misery after his much more memorable rant at Southampton in March 2023.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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But Berthe has lost her whole family to the camps … isn’t the cause of her misery right there?—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If only for a moment, the despair and dread of war had been interrupted by hope.—
Yousra Elbagir,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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Helplessness can beget despair.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Acknowledging the suffering, the government in January began distributing payments of 10 million rials a month each to some 70 million people, about 75% of the population, to spend on food.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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These are just some of the characters in Lauren Groff’s new short story collection, Brawler, all of whom are granted a deep and individual interiority, while still being narratively knit together by the all-too-common human experience of suffering.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Valentine’s Day is like a sweet little respite from February dreariness.—
Rebecca Norris,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As the score tilted more and more and more heavily in Memphis’ favor Friday night, Mavericks’ fans’ dejection level probably depended on their larger-picture perspective.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The world watched as the heavy favorite to triumph at the Milan Cortina Games sat through several agonizing minutes of dejection.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Woefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woefulness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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