troublesome
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Usually, the one reaching out for help is the sibling tasked with holding power of attorney or serving as executor of an estate, and who is being hectored by a troublesome sibling.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
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
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
I told him that my father had mentioned him in every one of his stories of a troublesome childhood.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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