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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 The death came as the festival endured another year with weather woes, including rain on Friday that temporarily closed a main gate to festival grounds known as Black Rock City. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026 The Mariners’ woes have put manager Dan Wilson on the hot seat and cast more ire toward president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The ballroom project, alongside his plans to renovate structures such as the Kennedy Center and the East Potomac Golf Links, has run into legal woes as Democrats and historic preservationists have mounted several lawsuits against the projects. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026 Since launching last summer, Stitchy has gone viral on TikTok, selling more than 85,000 units to buyers looking for easy solutions to their wardrobe woes. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 According to the Journal, a group of veterans from Pennsylvania arrived at his office in their wheelchairs in June, only to be told that Fetterman needed to cancel because he was stuck at home battling stomach woes. — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 The Dodgers’ August woes followed them into the first day of September. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The water woes must be seen in the context of Puerto Rico’s dependency on the United States. — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Her legal woes were chronicled during season two and three of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

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If 2024 was the growing-pains season, when Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese entered as rookies and were still paid around $75,000, 2025 was defined by impending CBA negotiations.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
West Nile symptoms A full 80% of those infected may not show symptoms, but 20% have flu-like symptoms, such as a fever with headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, rash or fatigue.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of pains

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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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