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trouble

[truhb-uhl] / ˈtrʌb əl /








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On Thomas Street you can see the impact of two nights of trouble - boarded up windows and the telltale sign of melted plastic and tarmac on street corners.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

We are having trouble figuring out how to divide up groceries and cooking responsibilities.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

One of the rules I came to live by during my years of covering global trouble spots is: “Never assume that things can’t get worse.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

They say, ‘Why would he mention Hannibal Lecter? He must be cognitively in trouble.’

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s a temporary solution, since buying a blouse today will leave me in the same kind of trouble tomorrow.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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