troublesome
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Without support of a media conglomerate, for which their division is a troublesome pimple, they know the economics fall apart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The troublesome Queen of the Night dazzles with high notes that shoot out like daggers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
With no earnings to pore over, investors will be focused on the economic data—and what they have seen recently looks troublesome.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Rory McIlroy says he was "pleasantly surprised" at how good his troublesome right foot felt as he completed nine holes of practice on the eve of the US PGA Championship at Aronimink near Philadelphia.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
She realized all at once that Doon—thin, dark-eyed Doon with his troublesome temper and his terrible brown jacket and his good heart—was the person that she knew better than anyone now.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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