You use ~ to say that you think that the facts you are talking about are sad or unfortunate. (FORMAL)
Such scandals have not, ~, been absent...
Alas, it’s not that simple.
= sadly
ADV: ADV with cl feelings
You use ~ to say that you think that the facts you are talking about are sad or unfortunate. (FORMAL)
Such scandals have not, ~, been absent...
Alas, it’s not that simple.
= sadly
ADV: ADV with cl feelings
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012