trouble
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Take the ball in tight spaces, be aware of the danger, keep composed and move out of trouble.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
He still has trouble putting on football pads — “I’m still trying to figure it out” — but as an edge rusher, there’s no telling how far his journey will take him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The experience shook the charity worker, who has had trouble sleeping since the attacks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
New homeowners who are moving into properties with a homeowners association might be hit with a big bill if their HOA runs into financial trouble.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
There was trouble if we were caught without it.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
There’s no question more young people are experiencing mental troubles, as smartphones and social media have become ubiquitous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
What troubles Howell is that central banks have been relying on issuance of bonds at the short end of the curve, buybacks and money market liquidity to maintain long-term yields.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Let the day’s own troubles be sufficient for the day.”
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Late on Thursday, he took responsibility for the firm’s troubles in a letter to his investors, writing, “We let you down this month.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
“In spite of our troubles and losing sleep the whole party was in good spirits, for, at last, we had exchanged inaction for action,” Worsley remembered.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
“We are not troubled by those comments from Netanyahu,” a senior U.S. official told Israel’s leading TV station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
By Sept. 30, 2023, all programs had closed, with no troubled assets remaining on federal books.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The burying of the hatchet is a great relief for Edwards, who was troubled by the tension between his colleagues during their time on “Good Day L.A.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Experts were troubled that the organization spent so much on Adams and his mother.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The tightly knotted issues of housing and race have troubled generations of Americans, black and white, liberal and conservative.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Oil prices are not higher largely because the world does not want as much oil as it used to — and that’s arguably the more troubling story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
With the recent release of her new music video for “Petal,” those messages intensified to establish a troubling refrain: “Is Ariana Grande OK?”
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Those numbers accounted for more than half of the city’s troubling 3.4% increase, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which conducts the count.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Also troubling shareholders of SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics were the reports earlier this week that Chinese competition could prove a threat to margins and market share .
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Maybe I wouldn't feel like crap every time Mom says, "What's troubling you?" and I say, "Nothing."
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
