problematic
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But in the document, the EU admits the "existing rules do not suffice", since there is no "outright ban on common problematic features".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
But he argues: “While this remains problematic, the U.S. consumer is not at the breaking point from these higher oil prices.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Farage acknowledged Jukes' comments were "problematic" but added that they were "loose pub talk, including a couple of boasts that simply were not true".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
But Bartiromo has been a problematic figure for the network in recent years, despite being a favorite of Fox Corporation Chairman Emeritus Rupert Murdoch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Descartes made a strict separation between mind and matter: mind was immaterial and immortal, so that mind’s relationship to the sensory world of space and time was inherently problematic.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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