trouble
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“It’s gonna be trouble back in Compton,” he said he told his father.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Perhaps more damning is the kind of trouble this group of England players seem to find.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
This is the part I’m having trouble parsing.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
Smart planning now could reduce future trouble, as long as you’re careful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I said he was trouble and a heartbreaker.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Raja suggested there are further troubles below the Test team.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Paramount, in a statement, said the report highlighted the industry’s troubles and made a case for the merger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
It is easy to regard a former child star’s troubles as an inevitability of the profession.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Jane Street, the powerhouse Wall Street trading firm, lost about $15 billion in July partly due to the troubles at hedge fund Situational Awareness, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Apparently the children had understood far more about the family’s troubles than the adults in their lives imagined they did.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of 'AI psychosis'
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
And on “Nashville,” she played a troubled country music star — a role for which she received two Golden Globe nominations for best supporting actress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hayden Panettiere, the former child actor who became a household name as an indestructible cheerleader on “Heroes” before starring as a troubled country singer on “Nashville,” has died.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
The transaction also comes after a troubled first half for the lender, including a federal investigation into its asset-pricing practices reported in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I am sorry. I see now that I should not have troubled you with this matter.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Analysts warned the prospect of a prolonged spike in crude was troubling traders.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
With the recent release of her new music video for “Petal,” those messages intensified to establish a troubling refrain: “Is Ariana Grande OK?”
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
This is a significant and troubling lack of transparency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Now, one prominent economist is warning that the specific methods used by the Treasury and Federal Reserve to help prop up the struggling yen send a troubling message about the status of the greenback.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
After practice, Luma had concerns: Kanue’s outburst had been troubling, and she wasn’t happy that Mandela was lashing out at his new teammates when they made mistakes.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
