problematic
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At the same time, small fly-by-night schools have been opened by profiteers and people with problematic pasts or no educational experience.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Cancino has appealed his termination, arguing that other officers in his unit carried out more of the problematic stops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
“It’s one of the reasons why tomato and lettuce prices have been so problematic so far in 2026,” Volpe said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The combined company’s cable holdings, which would be dozens of channels including CNN, MTV, Nickelodeon and Discovery, is also problematic for the coalition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The awkward silence of the civil rights community, however, is more problematic.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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