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trouble

[truhb-uhl] / ˈtrʌb əl /








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Trouble begins when losses collide with fragile funding structures.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Trouble began after one of the guests, podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia - who is better known as BeerBiceps to his millions of followers - asked a contestant an explicit and widely criticised question.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Trouble brews in Iran, and oil prices spike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Trouble has been brewing around “The Bachelorette” for weeks as Paul was doing publicity for the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Even that most doleful of Christian laments—“Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen”—sounded snappy and upbeat through these women’s windpipes as they sauntered along: “Nani oze mpasi zazo! Nani oze mpasi!”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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