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problem

[prob-luhm] / ˈprɒb ləm /




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There’s just one problem: You can’t bake a certainty pie if your ingredients include I-don’t-know berries.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

It didn’t help that Powell and his colleagues had just adopted a new overarching strategy designed for the problem of the prior decade: a chronically weak economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Some shots didn’t fall for the Sparks, but the perimeter defense was the primary problem.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The fundamental problem is that the nominal 50-50 energy split between internal combustion and electrical power with the current engine architecture does not work without major compromises.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Primitive is fine, Jonathan thought, as long as there wasn’t a problem.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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