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“I have no problem cutting back on forward guidance, but I think he took it a little too far,” said Richard Moody, chief economist at Regions Financial.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“There’s a big problem with the price shocks that we’ve had because there’s a massive lag in that energy reimbursement,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
But even when Kiki botches a delivery by dropping a toy mid-air, sending it tumbling into a nearby forest, a bit of reciprocal effort solves the problem.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
They added their concerns about a wider problem with the party's vetting on social media and of candidates, including around antisemitic posts in recent months.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
‘The problem is, I don’t even understand why. I don’t know what I’ve done.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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“Leafy greens have had many problems in the last decade with microbial contaminants, not just cyclospora,” said Felicia Wu, a professor of food safety at Michigan State University, in an email.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The problems of life in Iran extend beyond poverty and political persecution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Serbian hydrologist Dejan Vladiković said the problems were not just down to the current high temperatures but also to low rainfall during the spring.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In early July, Lukwago likened his continued detention to "a death sentence" as he had chronic health problems affecting notably his lungs and spine.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
But two days later, on the morning the elders met to talk about problems, he did not appear.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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