trouble
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The recent wave of trouble at Levon Helm Studios traces back to 2023, when Sandy hired outside lawyers who began to probe the company’s finances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
He is an outdoor person, like Rose; has trouble fitting into societal norms, like Rose; and he is an ideal intellectual partner for her, bantering, well-read and ready to engage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The trouble, of course, is that the events of “The Odyssey” did not occur in history and the people they “happened” to would not have considered themselves Greek.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Lee Blackett's attack, which did trouble South Africa in patches, was at its free-flowing best against Fiji, but arguably looked most impressive in the first half against Argentina.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
I didn’t have the least bit of trouble getting Mama to believe in my monkey.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
"It just feels phenomenal to be back in a better place, just healthy mentally, physically and emotionally," said Richardson, who has had troubles off the track.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
To Ilana Redstone, a sociologist who specializes in political polarization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, sociology’s troubles gained traction through the 1971 Supreme Court decision, Griggs vs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
With DTLA’s post-pandemic troubles amid a boom in dance music, Origin’s founders hope the scene can help again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
SpaceX postponed its latest Starship rocket test, originally planned for Thursday, citing engine troubles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
On top of his other troubles, Jackson had serious money problems.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Lawrence, a troubled man who thought himself the heir to the British throne, was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The documentary traces Manson to his troubled childhood and almost constant incarceration in youth facilities and jails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Coming through a gruelling fortnight - particularly in the hot conditions that have troubled him previously - is testament to the work Sinner has put in.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In the course of their meetings with Cook, President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also brought up another American company: the troubled chip maker Intel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Many years after Washington died, Ona told a newspaper, “They never troubled me any more after he was gone.”
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Do that repeatedly, year after year, and the implications are troubling.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Residents have been receiving troubling calls from people pretending to be their grandchildren, swindling them out of thousands of dollars.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
All of this raises important and troubling questions for the country: Can a democracy that was built on a sense of responsibility for the Holocaust survive without it?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“These allegations are troubling, serious, and false,” Platner said in a statement.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“The only thing troubling me is that my speech is total rubbish,” said Sydney.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
