problematic
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But Bartiromo has been a problematic figure for the network in recent years, despite being a favorite of Fox Corporation Chairman Emeritus Rupert Murdoch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Most problematic was what Canadian officials interpreted as demands for a veto over trade deals with other countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Britain was pursuing AI acceleration and public trust at once, he said, warning that neglecting either would be problematic.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
But any trading consistently above the psychologically important 5% level could be problematic, he added, because it tends to lead to a risk-off market backdrop.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
The source of much of this confusion derives from two apparently problematic features of the historian’s enterprise.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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