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The word problem comes from a Greek word meaning what?

problem

[prob-luhm] / ˈprɒb ləm /




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The Minnesota Vikings’ glaring problem at the most important position in football was never more apparent than on Monday night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

This creates a potential problem for studies that measure weight only at the time dementia is diagnosed.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

For investors, the biggest problem is that there is no obvious successor to Huang.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

GV: But don’t you think that that’s a lot of what the problem was when you were looking for mentorship?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

As if he had solved the problem, and was tickled to death about it, the big monkey turned a few somersaults.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

At a Tuesday event in Chicago, Kirby acknowledged the tools can be powerful in addressing operational challenges and other complex problems, but that the company would likely take a cautious approach to agentic commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The loss of Rodri and especially Bernardo Silva, who would drop deep and take City from their own goal into midfield alone, have made City's problems more obvious.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

The results also reinforce the importance of recognizing and addressing nutritional problems in people with dementia.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

It was predictable, then, that I saw two long-term relationships crumble because of the way I euphemized my problems.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

Autumn gives me that radiant smile again, and I almost forget about all my problems.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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