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The word problem comes from a Greek word meaning what?

problem

[prob-luhm] / ˈprɒb ləm /




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But the problem is not finite, the waves keep coming, and more than 40,000 people are currently homeless in the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

David Vaughan, director of Sussex-based estate agents Aston Vaughan, said the firm used AI staging to "solve a problem for both sides".

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Need help or insight with a career or money-related problem?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

The discovery not only resolves a problem that challenged chemists for more than six decades but also demonstrates how unexpected chemical reactions can reveal possibilities that researchers once considered beyond reach.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Five humans, five suitcases, and a pineapple would have fit, no problem.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Election officials elsewhere in California also reported problems with the lists, including names of people who did not appear to live in their counties or to be registered voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Jacobson, the GM CFO, said he worries the U.S. market could run into problems with underused factories given how many automakers are adding manufacturing space and capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

And the more it happens, the more it reveals the problems it can create in our networked world.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The hard truth is that homelessness is the result of a raft of problems beyond any mayor’s full control.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Supervisors planned to send teams in one at a time to make rescue easier in case they ran into problems.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland


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