troublous
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Amid troublous times the Abbot secreted certain valuable deeds in a vast meat pie.
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It was so troublous that eventually Chambermen handed the whole question over to the Board for further study, forwent passing any specific resolutions on non-domestic issues.
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Among the Republican Senators who lost, ironically, was the man who guided Dwight Eisenhower's campaign during the troublous preconvention months: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
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"We are facing today the most troublous days in the entire history of the Republic, and I bar no period in making that statement," he said.
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The huge, unwieldy Spanish Empire began to fall on troublous days.
From Naples Past and Present by Norway, Arthur H.