problematic
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When oil prices are higher for longer, it’s the “problem” stocks that tend to benefit most—and few have been as problematic as Houston-based Occidental Petroleum, the U.S.’s fourth-largest oil producer.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
“Cathy never gave up on beauty, even though beauty is a very difficult and problematic concept,” Molesworth said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
That is what makes support for the Callais decision so problematic.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
In the haste to disrupt the obesity epidemic, weight loss has been treated as the singular, undisputed metric of success, which experts say is problematic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
The result is that the grammar of the fact is profoundly problematic.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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