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Also, small wonder. It's not at all (or hardly) surprising, as in With the goalie out with a sprained ankle, it's no wonder you lost the game, or If he finished off all of the turkey, small wonder he has a stomachache. [c. a.d. 900]
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby no wonder
no-win, no-win situation, nowise, nown, now-now, no wonder, now or never, it's, Nowruz, nowt, now that, nowty
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