problem
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The problem is getting the kids who fail the screening to an eye doctor.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
One problem, though: Untreated rubber becomes brittle when exposed to cold, and tacky and runny when hot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The solution to this problem may lie in the notion of seamful design.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
Members of the Houston-headquartered Mission Control fixed the problem -- where would we be without our IT experts?
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
The problem, of course, was that we were grateful for food of any kind: we stood in line for hours, this third year of the occupation, to get whatever was available.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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