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problematic

[prob-luh-mat-ik] / ˌprɒb ləˈmæt ɪk /


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She adds that targeting dyes is a “good first step,” but they’re certainly not the only problematic additive the FDA should strictly regulate.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

"The resources Meta is devoting to blocking these ads would be better spent improving user safety through functional tools to reduce problematic use and to detect and remove users under age 13," she added.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But the director, who wrote his adaptation in collaboration with Philippe Piazzo, also isn’t content with mere novelistic faithfulness to an author whose traces of colonial allegory in “The Stranger” have often been found problematic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

So how should investors position themselves for this new, problematic epoch?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Her sister was just as problematic as Luke was, and I was not only younger than Daphne, but I had better grades.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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