troublesome
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Water from Troublesome Creek and other usually small streams flooded places where many locals say they have never seen high water before.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022
This week’s weather added to the hardships in Knott County, where Kirsten Gomez’s husband and cousin were gutting their doublewide trailer of drywall, flooring and cabinets ruined by floodwaters from nearby Troublesome Creek.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2022
A home flooded by water from Troublesome Creek in Breathitt County.
From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2022
I wanted to understand that, so I called Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy, whose 2002 book, “Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word” examines the word’s endurance and the shifting boundaries on its use.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2022
"I would have named you Troublesome," I said, making Caleb smile.
From "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan
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