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She explained that if the AI tool had found something suspicious, there would have been an “E” for “elevated,” with a triangle or circle highlighting the problematic spot.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
"And we can seek help and be delicate and empathise with anyone and everyone who may be going through certain problematic issues."
From BBC • May 1, 2026
This is a metric investors watch closely, so anything less than a beat could be problematic for the stock.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Before Riot Grrrl, Theo Kogan was enforcing an early version of “girls to the front,” calling out problematic men at their shows, on mic and from the stage.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Every year they fill out questionnaires on pronunciation, meaning, and usage, and the dictionary reports the results in usage notes attached to entries for problematic words.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing problematic
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