problematic
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Jeon said those involved "denied any intentional wrongdoing, saying they only realised the campaign could be problematic after the issue drew public backlash".
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The states have not indicated whether they plan to go to court to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner, but Bonta has said Ellison’s proposed consolidation, which is widely expected to lead to layoffs, is problematic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
But unemployment rates are a narrow measure, and using them to draw comparisons between different groups of workers can be problematic, said Brad Hershbein, senior economist at the W.E.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
That is what makes support for the Callais decision so problematic.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
Descartes made a strict separation between mind and matter: mind was immaterial and immortal, so that mind’s relationship to the sensory world of space and time was inherently problematic.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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