problematic

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A 0% target leaves little room for error since even a minor shock could result in deflation, or falling prices—which is arguably more problematic than inflation.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Dangerously, it takes car smashes for the problematic side of the former world number one's life to be revealed.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Now, Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica have obtained documents that reveal the role Dundon played in pushing some of the key company practices that regulators later presented as problematic.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

“Tour” becomes “your,” which is problematic when Loveland is on tour—and sending updates to loved ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Too much of it and we obscure the all-pervasive sense of contingency as well as the problematic character of the choices facing the revolutionary generation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis