tricky
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That his one child and my two were often at our respective homes made for tricky logistics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
As England progress, possibly to a final, some Scottish football fans are making tricky decisions about where their loyalties lie.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
There are challenges for a lot of those smaller ski resorts because obviously the season is so variable or short, and so the profitability of any one resort can be tricky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The decision is especially tricky because you don’t know what the future will bring.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
In the pitching and rolling of the boat, preparing meals was a tricky business.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Heeney's most pressing concern was a potential influenza outbreak, he said, describing it as one of the "trickier" viruses.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
He has a low-key comic energy and helps guide the story through a few of its trickier emotional turns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The tax implications get a little trickier with stock options.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
That isn’t an insurmountable hurdle, but it’s trickier if you’re counting on them beating the market as a group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
It’s only made them trickier, slier, more evasive, harder to read.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
The deeper mystery, one I’d still like explained, is how Early found the time to learn how to mimic Douglas Sirk’s sneaky sincerity, the trickiest of directorial tones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The trickiest tool is export controls, or restricting cutting-edge technology, like advanced AI chips, from reaching an adversary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The trickiest part may be settling on a share price -- the cost of one piece of ownership in the company when it first hits the market.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
Judging whether the ball has touched a player's hand can be one of the trickiest roles of the VAR.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
It was the trickiest, sneakiest, most evil combat style she knew.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
