problematic
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When oil prices are higher for longer, it’s the “problem” stocks that tend to benefit most—and few have been as problematic as Houston-based Occidental Petroleum, the U.S.’s fourth-largest oil producer.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
For one thing, bonds now offer higher starting yields that can better protect portfolios if stocks falter and inflation remains problematic.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
That is what makes support for the Callais decision so problematic.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
But the investor ban is too problematic to salvage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Any reconstruction of the lives of ancient hunter-gatherers from the surviving artefacts is extremely problematic.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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