sticking

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But perhaps the biggest sticking point is FIFA’s demand for workers’ sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers and fingerprints, to process background checks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It didn’t matter that “Cars” was the studio’s worst-received film to date, or that its worldbuilding was so nonsensical it would become a sticking point for viewers over the next 20 years.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Alex Matturri, a former CEO of S&P Dow Jones Indices, wrote on LinkedIn that his one-time employer was “the adult in the room” for sticking with its original policies.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

"We've had a lot of issues with gum getting stuck to the curtains," an Austin employee said, noting that sticking chewing gum to the walls of the changing room was a popular TikTok trend.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

I dumped the mail onto the counter without a second glance, but sticking out from underneath the bills and catalogues is the corner of another postcard.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller