problematic
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The researchers then examined several psychological factors that might influence problematic smartphone use.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
However, when a VC on a board has confidential information about one company that can be easily passed to the competitor, that’s when things become problematic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes are unwitting film fest stars as documentaries about problematic tech titans have dominated news coming out of prestigious film festivals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
At the Court of Appeal in Belfast, Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan said a ruling by a judge in 2025 preventing the upgrade of the A5 was "problematic" and could not stand.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
This argument, on the surface, seems relatively straightforward, but there are actually many layers to it, some of which are quite problematic.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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