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problematic

[prob-luh-mat-ik] / ˌprɒb ləˈmæt ɪk /


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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has also acknowledged using errant figures to justify a fraud probe in New York, deepening concerns in the administration’s methods for identifying problematic activity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The BBC contacted the companies behind several of the adverts found to be problematic.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

But its reliance on PIK interest, junior debt, preferred stock, and investing gains could be problematic in a down market.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Not so long ago, to have a look at a problematic artery, doctors inserted a small camera down his throat — an invasive, painful and costly procedure.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

There are cases of ‘problematic facticity’ and others of ‘unproblematic facticity’, and the language of the fact seems to be employed first of all to deal with cases of problematic facticity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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