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trouble

[truhb-uhl] / ˈtrʌb əl /








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But I think the whole industry is also asking for trouble with grown-ups, who are also seeing a lot of damage to themselves, by replacing real relationships with chatbot avatars.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

My wife and children will have no trouble tossing all of my memories into a dumpster someday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Concern researchers found that nurses can pick up subtle signs that a patient is deteriorating before conventional measures such as heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels signal serious trouble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Here is the part that feels a little counterintuitive: after going to the trouble of deglazing the pot, I often cook everything back down again.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

It was that hundred dollar monkey I had trouble with.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

But he said the planned price increases — which are arriving after the price cuts failed to improve sales — suggested deeper troubles.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Clavicular, who has faced a string of other legal troubles in the last year, is scheduled to appear for his arraignment Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

If there's a silver lining to be found in the ginkgo's troubles, it's that the campaign to keep it alive has brought the people of Buam-dong closer together.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

"I face no troubles here," said Mohammad Iqbal, a 53-year-old painter from Uttar Pradesh state who has worked in Kashmir since before the insurgency began and is now accompanied by his son.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

But none of those could hold a candle to my troubles, weighing down that clothesline like a sack full of bricks.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

But Mr. Craighead intersperses his account with his captivating back story of his troubled youth and his search for meaning through righteous aggression and personal sacrifice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres raised the alarm on Friday, his spokesman saying Guterres was "particularly troubled by reports of the use of drones as well as incidents of harm to civilians".

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Kusal was troubled early on by Overton's bouncers, top-edging one into a gap soon after Atkinson dropped a simple chance at fine leg when the right-hander had 17 - another England error.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Owners of troubled real estate who have a plan to raise operating income might get a loan modification, says Rich Hill, a senior managing director at Principal Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Then, seeing the look of amazement on our faces, she said, turning from one to the other with a troubled look:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The admission comes after the inquiry's chair, Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, called the discovery "troubling" and "extraordinary news".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

More troubling, in 2017 he started a GoFundMe to raise money for the first medbed prototype.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

In comments to The Times last week, Pearl said Partow’s participation was less troubling than CAIR’s presence, which he called “despicable” and “hurtful.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The latest cracks in the AI trade are emerging at a particularly troubling time for investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“I have been beset of late by troubling dreams. I worry about you when you are gone.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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