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[prob-luhm] / ˈprɒb ləm /




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For current students, direct payments may solve the immediate problem.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Kim Alexander, founder and president of the California Voter Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group, refers to it as the “pig in the python” problem.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

That would exacerbate the problem as flows are being diverted through that route from the Strait of Hormuz, Shuchart adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The country's factories are facing higher costs with the prices of raw materials rising, particularly in the energy and chemical sectors, as shipping constraints remain a problem.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The problem with spending two hours doing math with Avery is that I leave myself no time to choose a poem for writing class.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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