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The word problem comes from a Greek word meaning what?

problem

[prob-luhm] / ˈprɒb ləm /




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Mr. Miller points to India’s success in cellphone assembly in the southern state of Tamil Nadu as a template: “You shouldn’t start with the hardest problem, which is advanced manufacturing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

That’s a problem for businesses that depend on search traffic — from Reddit to retailers.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

"The problem is they may not be satisfied with the conditions and the terms and the salary and the role they have."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Harris, unsurprisingly, did not predict such a problem would occur.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Which was a problem, because while I was a lot of things, I was a far cry from perfect.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Government and industry officials tout safety management systems as a way to monitor and stamp out risks before they lead to bigger problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

But they have been temporarily removed from service on occasions for what TfW described as "teething issues" and "early reliability challenges" because of "software" problems.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

She decried the “cynicism that started to take over this city, that started to make us believe that L.A.’s problems weren’t just bad, but they were permanent. That L.A.’s best days were behind us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

But given the alternative, they are good problems to have.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 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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