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woes

  • plural of woe.

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Appeared in the April 4, 2026, print edition as 'Fundraising Woes Plague Private Equity'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Woes at Credit Suisse — before the UBS merger — and the two U.S. banks unsettled global financial markets in 2023.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Woes in China's real estate market, which accounts for about a quarter of its $17 trillion economy, deepened in October, weighed down by COVID-19 curbs and industry-wide problems.

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2022

Weekend Woes: Please, I beg, find something you like to do that can occupy a slab of your weekends.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2022

Cuba, Berlin Present Long-term Woes —THE HERALD-PRESS, June 9,1961 The crisp ten-dollar bill crinkled as I reached into my purse for my boarding ticket.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez