trouble
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Which is why I have trouble getting particularly worked up about the expensive-sauce aisle.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
"Daniel was probably more talented than Darren, the trouble with Daniel was he was always being wooed," reveals Mitchell.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
In 2019, she violated probation a third time and was granted conditional revocable release, meaning if she got in trouble again she could face jail time, according to court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Pacing the frontier” might more realistically be summed up as “trying to stay just ahead of trouble, on purpose.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
I didn’t think I’d have to do any explaining to Mama and Daisy about my monkey trouble, but I should have known better.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The Florida native was also facing legal troubles, according to news reports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
If there's a silver lining to be found in the ginkgo's troubles, it's that the campaign to keep it alive has brought the people of Buam-dong closer together.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I face no troubles here," said Mohammad Iqbal, a 53-year-old painter from Uttar Pradesh state who has worked in Kashmir since before the insurgency began and is now accompanied by his son.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
They also ran into a rugged Everton defence, with Jarrad Branthwaite magnificent as he stepped up his claims for a place in Thomas Tuchel's next England squad after injury troubles.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Why did Mr. Waters seem to enjoy my troubles?
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
But he quickly finds that his medical terminology and prescriptions are of little use to the patients troubled by ghostly memories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The long-divided city boasts countless museums, galleries and sites reflecting its troubled history, as well as two zoos, three opera houses and multiple techno clubs known around the world.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
After years of advocacy and on-the-ground work to save the fish, the seven tribes around the lake signed an agreement with state agencies and local governments Friday to formally co-manage the troubled body of water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The departure of Grospiron, the 1992 Olympic moguls champion, was confirmed at a meeting of the committee's executive board on Thursday, marking the latest setback in the event's troubled governance.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“You look troubled, child. Nothing rest won't fix,” St. Catherine whispered.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
That’s a troubling sign for the rule of law.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“It is the single most troubling element of the Oscar show every year,” Davis told the Associated Press, “because more people die each year than can possibly be included in that segment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
What is far more troubling is their apparent goals, which have also been captured in detailed chain of thought records.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Equally new and a little troubling to me is the idea that how we treat AI might affect its behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
L’Hôpital’s rule took the first crack at the troubling 0/0 expressions that were popping up throughout calculus.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
