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- noun Plural form of
woe .
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Examples
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The euro zone's long-term woes are arguably greater than Britain's, and its inflation less rapid.
'Dear Chancellor' 2011
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The central explanation for Obama's woes is that he inherited a dire economic situation and it hasn't gone away: unemployment still stands at 9.6%.
Barack Obama's down but not out Jonathan Freedland 2010
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Though Dennis believes at the core of the country's economic woes is a Federal Reserve that is out of control.
Dustin Reid: Beyond Left and Right: Why John Dennis Should Be a Liberal's Pick in San Francisco Dustin Reid 2010
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The California Democrat believes that the solution to AIG's woes is outright government receivership ...
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Yet the problems are so deep, and local politics so fractured, that trying to solve California's budgetary woes is seen as virtually impossible.
California election result: Jerry Brown triumphs over Meg Whitman's millions California Paul Harris in Oakland 2010
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Comptroller John Liu 's efforts to find city pension-fund investments in Northern Ireland and Ireland, which lately has drawn headlines focusing on its economic woes, is raising questions about whether he's focused on investment or political returns.
Comptroller's Ireland Trip Questioned Michael Corkery 2010
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The move is a reaction to the recent headaches surrounding the euro and the longer-term woes of the dollar and the yen, long the bedrocks of currency trading.
Investors With Yen for Currency Go Looking Beyond the Big Three Reshma Kapadia 2011
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The California Democrat believes that the solution to AIG's woes is outright government receivership ...
Lance Mannion: 2009
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Hillary's answer to our gas woes is actually very similar to Dubwh's answer to the foreclosure problem - throw 'em a coupla dollars to keep 'em quiet.
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James 'woes from the foul line continued: He entered as a 68-percent shooter this season, and was 7-for-12 Sunday. ...
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